Golden Tanager
Tangara arthus
Also known as: Chestnut-Breasted Tanager
About This Species
A cloud forest species of the Andes in South America, striking for its vivid golden-yellow body set off by black facial markings and wing edges. It typically joins mixed-species foraging flocks moving through the forest canopy and edge, gleaning fruit and insects as it goes. Forest edges, clearings and feeders at cloud forest reserves are the most reliable places to see one well.
Ethical Viewing Guidelines
- Mixed flocks move quickly and are easily disrupted, so staying still and letting a flock pass rather than chasing it through the forest gives better and more natural views.
- At feeder sites, keep a respectful distance and avoid sudden movement so birds continue to visit normally.
- No special legal protections beyond general wildlife law apply, but many viewing sites are private reserves with their own access rules worth confirming in advance.
LCAvesPasseriformesThraupidae
Seasonal Activity
151,245 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) Ken Chamberlain, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ken Chamberlain
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Occurrence data from GBIF.