Ochre-breasted Tanager
A species of Chlorothraupis Tanagers Scientific name : Chlorothraupis stolzmanni Genus : Chlorothraupis Tanagers
Ochre-breasted Tanager, A species of Chlorothraupis Tanagers
Botanical name: Chlorothraupis stolzmanni
Genus: Chlorothraupis Tanagers
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Photo By Michael Woodruff 
Description
The ochre-breasted tanager grows to a length of about 18 cm (7 in). The sexes are similar in appearance, the upper parts being drab olive-green. Birds in Colombia show a slight grey shading on the head. The iris of the eye is pale bluish-grey. The underparts are ochraceous buff, with some olive shading on the flanks and breast, the throat being the palest region. It is similar in appearance to the lemon-spectacled tanager and the olive tanager but the three species do not share common ranges; the lemon-spectacled tanager is native to western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador, the ochre-breasted tanager occurs at higher elevations, and the olive tanager occurs further south in the eastern foothills of the Andes in southern Colombia, Peru and Bolivia, with a disjunct population in Central America. 
Size
17 cm
Feeding Habits
Ochre-breasted Tanager primarily consumes fruits, especially melastomes, with insects as a significant secondary food source. Groups forage ploddingly in understorey, using acrobatics to grasp fruits or insects from branches, foraging from low to medium heights, and displaying a preference for Miconia fruits.
Habitat
The ochre-breasted Tanager predominantly resides in the lower stratum of moist foothill and pre-montane forests, as well as the neighboring forest borders. This species thrives in regions characterized by considerable precipitation patterns and is commonly found at the wetter western base of the Andes, where these environmental conditions are typical.
Dite type
Frugivorous
General Info
Distribution Area
This species is native to South America. Its range extends on the western slopes of the Andes from the Chocó Department of Colombia southwards to the El Oro Province of Ecuador. It usually occurs between 400 and 1,500 m (1,300 and 4,900 ft) and is locally common in moist forest. It normally occurs at higher altitudes than the closely related lemon-spectacled tanager (Chlorothraupis olivacea) and can be told from that species by its brown-tinged underparts and its lack of a yellow ring round the eye.
Photo By Michael Woodruff 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Cardinals Genus
Chlorothraupis Tanagers Species
Ochre-breasted Tanager 
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