TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes (Sometimes known as perching birds or, less accurately, songbirds)
Family: Thraupidae (tanagers)

Genus/species: Tangara gyrola

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS: Bay-headed Tanagers have a bright reddish, chestnut colored head with a narrow yellow collar on the hind neck; a bright grassy-green back; the rump and underparts are turquoise blue. Males and females are alike in appearance, except females are duller and paler in color.

 

DISTRIBUTION/HABITAT: T. gyrola are found from Costa Rica south through a large area of South America, including parts of the Andes, Amazonia and Eastern Brazil inhabiting the canopy of humid forests, borders of forest and semi-open areas.

DIET IN THE WILD: Primarily fruit nectar, seeds and insects.

REPRODUCTION: An open cup nest is built a by the female. She then lays two brown-blotched white eggs that are incubated for 13-14 days. After hatching, both parents feed the young.

CONSERVATION: IUCN Least Concern

References

California Academy of Sciences Rainforest 2017

Ron’s flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/cas_docents/32680209973/in/dateposted-public/

DWA www.dwazoo.com/animal/bay-headed-tanager/

IUCN www.iucnredlist.org/details/classify/22722878/0

EOL eol.org/pages/1052911/details

Ron’s WordPress Shortlink  http://wp.me/p1DZ4b-1N9