Meet the Golden-hooded tanager.
Both males and females are about 13 cm 95.1 in) long and are around 19 g (0.67 oz) in weight. The adult male has a golden head with a black eye mask edged with violet-blue above and below. The upper parts of the body are black apart from the turquoise shoulders, rump, and also along with edgings of the wings and tail. The flanks are blue and the central belly is white.
Females have a greenish hue to their heads, occasionally with black speckling on the crown, and more widely white underparts than males.
Juveniles are duller, with a green head, dark grey upperparts, off-white underparts, and little blue in their plumage.
The Golden-hooded Tanager’s song is a tuneless rattling succession of tick noises, and its call is a harsh tit-tit.
These birds may be found from sea level to 1,500 meters (4,900 feet) above sea level, favoring deep forest canopy and semi-open environments like clearings, secondary growth, and well-vegetated gardens.
They consume insects and tiny fruit, which they swallow whole. They eat the little fruit Trophis racemosa since they are predominantly frugivores (Moraceae).
Golden-hooded tanagers occur in pairs, family groups, or as part of a mixed-species of feeding birds.
The typical clutch is two brown-blotched white eggs, which are formed in a tree fork or a clump of green bananas. The young birds from the first clutch help feed the second brood of chicks in this species, which is frequently double-brooded.
The IUCN classified the Golden-hooded Tanager as a species of “Least Concern,” indicating that its populations are steady.
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