Golden-hooded Tanager

Adult Golden-hooded Tanagers are 13 cm long and weigh 19 g. The adult male has a golden head with a black eyemask edged with violet blue above and below. The upperparts of the body are black apart from the turquoise shoulders, rump and edgings of the wings and tail. The flanks are blue and the central belly is white. Females have a greenish tinge to the head, sometimes with black speckling on the crown, and more extensively white underparts. Immatures are duller, with a green head, dark grey upperparts, off-white underparts, and little blue in the plumage.

The Golden-hooded Tanager is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Golden-hooded Tanager, Tangara larvata, is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is a resident breeder from southern Mexico south to western Ecuador. Adult Golden-hooded Tanagers are 13 cm long and weigh 19 g. The adult male has a golden head with a black eyemask edged with violet blue above and below. The upperparts of the body are black apart from the turquoise shoulders, rump and edgings of the wings and tail. The flanks are blue and the central belly is white. More

The golden-hooded tanager is a medium-sized bird, which is a resident breeder from southern Mexico south to western Ecuador. This is the male, identified by the golden head and black eyemask. To take full advantage of Flickr, you should use a JavaScript-enabled browser and install the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player. Comments view profile glenda.suebee Pro User says: beautiful colors, and a great image. Posted 28 months ago. More

The golden-hooded tanager (Tangara larvata) is among the most striking of the neotropical tanagers, a group of more than 200 species, most with extraordinarily colorful plumages. In common with most other tanagers, this species is not a proficient songster and its vocal repertoire comprises a few coarse rattles and a sharp ‘tsit’. This tanager, sometimes called ‘golden-masked tanager’, is common in the Selva Verde area, where it occurs primarily in the upper forest canopy and in clearings. More

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Golden-hooded Tanager, Tangara larvata in Costa Rica Photograph by Dysmorodrepanis. Some rights reserved. More

A golden-hooded tanager in the Arenal area of Costa Rica. Golden-hooded Tanager 091201_0124.jpg 61 of 62previous next A golden-hooded tanager in the Arenal area of Costa Rica. More