Opal-crowned tanager
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Tangara callophrys

The opal-crowned tanager (Tangara callophrys ) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers. It is one of 49 species in the genus Tangara.

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It is found in the eastern Andes drainages to the western Amazon Basin in southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and Peru and a region of northwestern Bolivia; for Brazil in southwestern-western Amazonas state and Acre.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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Distribution

Geography

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The opal-crowned tanager is found in one contiguous range centered on Amazonian eastern Peru-Ecuador, southeastern Colombia, and the very west of Amazonas state, Brazil; all of Acre state is included in the south with southern Peru, and a border region of extreme northwestern Bolivia.

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A small disjunct population exists 100 km west in southern Colombia.

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Opal-crowned tanager habitat map
Opal-crowned tanager habitat map
Opal-crowned tanager
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Habits and Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Seasonal behavior
Bird's call

Diet and Nutrition

References

1. Opal-crowned tanager Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opal-crowned_tanager
2. Opal-crowned tanager on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22722958/94795452
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/431891

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