This Beautiful Bird Wears A Delightful Combination Of Blue And Red Along With A Neck Encircled By A Torque Of Glittering Gold!

clonejoe | August 9, 2023 | Articles

This bird’s head is adorned in a velvety black shade, accentuated by a striking and vibrant yellow hood.

Meet the Golden-eared Tanager:

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The Golden-Collared Tanager (Iridosornis jelskii) is a striking and sizable avian species. Its upperparts showcase a deep blue tone, harmonizing with the warm rusty red of its underparts. Its head is adorned with an ebony black shade, while its distinctiveness lies in the vibrant yellow hood that adorns it.

Photo courtesy Dominic Sherony/CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)

Both males and females look similar.

If you are interested in seeing this bird, you can find it on birding tours in Peru.

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This bird is not commonly found in elfin forests and humid forest edges along the eastern slope of the Andes. However, it seems to be absent from the Apurimac Valley. Its preferred elevation range is between 2900 to 3700 meters, occasionally extending down to 2500 meters in certain areas. You can locate it within the understory and mid-story levels of shrubs and trees within treeline forests. Additionally, it can also be spotted in isolated pockets of woodland found in grasslands near the treeline.

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This tanager frequents elfin forests and humid scrub areas around and above the treeline, often participating in mixed-species flocks alongside flower piercers and fellow tanagers searching for berries and insects.

“Golden-collared Tanager – Manu NP – Perù_8163” by fveronesi1 is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Little is known about the breeding habits of this bird.

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This species is regarded as of Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Why not check this bird out in his daily activities:

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