Golden-Hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
About This Species
A brightly colored tanager of humid lowland forest edge and second growth from southern Mexico through northern South America, usually seen foraging in small mixed flocks in the mid-canopy. Its turquoise body and golden hood make it easy to identify once spotted, though it moves quickly through foliage while gleaning insects and fruit. It can be seen year-round, but visits to flowering or fruiting trees at forest edges give the most reliable views.
Ethical Viewing Guidelines
- Standing quietly near a fruiting tree at a distance of 10 to 15 metres and letting flocks come to you works better than following birds through dense vegetation.
- This species has not yet been formally assessed by the IUCN, so no specific conservation status is available, but general wild bird protections against capture and nest disturbance apply in most countries across its range.
- Avoid disturbing mixed-species flocks at feeding sites, since repeated disruption can cause them to abandon a productive area.
NEAvesPasseriformesThraupidae
Seasonal Activity
264,170 sightings · 2000–2026
Citizen science records via GBIF
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thraupidae
Photo
(c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Greg Lasley
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Occurrence data from GBIF.