Silver-Throated Tanager
Tangara icterocephala
About This Species
Found in cloud forest canopy and edge from Costa Rica south to Ecuador, usually moving through the mid to upper storey in mixed flocks with other tanagers. The vivid turquoise, black and yellow plumage stands out against foliage when birds pause to take fruit, and fruiting trees at forest edges are the most reliable place to find them. Activity is steadiest in the cooler hours of the morning before flocks disperse to forage more widely.
Ethical Viewing Guidelines
- Watch from below the canopy with binoculars rather than trying to approach fruiting trees closely, since flocks move on quickly if disturbed.
- Protected area regulations across its Central and South American range typically require staying on marked trails, which also keeps disturbance to the forest understory to a minimum.
- Playback of calls to draw birds in should be used sparingly, if at all, to avoid stressing a bird that is already busy feeding.
LCAvesPasseriformesThraupidae
Seasonal Activity
169,700 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) sylvere corre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Occurrence data from GBIF.