Red-hooded Tanager
A species of Northern Tanagers Scientific name : Piranga rubriceps Genus : Northern Tanagers
Red-hooded Tanager, A species of Northern Tanagers
Botanical name: Piranga rubriceps
Genus: Northern Tanagers
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Description
Description
The red-hooded tanager (Piranga rubriceps), is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae), it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). The species' plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family. Along with the red-headed tanager and white-winged tanager, it is sometimes placed in the genus Spermagra. This bird is a medium-sized songbird, at 16.8-18 centimeters (6.6-7.1 inches) in length and weighing 28-44 grams (0.99-1.55 ounces). The male is mostly yellowish overall, with a red hood that extends from the head to the breast. The female is similar, but duller overall (minus red head). It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. 
Size
17 cm
Feeding Habits
Red-hooded Tanager forages in pairs or small groups, hopping along tree limbs and peering into foliage for food in the middle or upper canopy, often in visible open areas.
Habitat
The red-hooded Tanager resides primarily in humid and wet montane forests with an abundance of moss and epiphytes. Their preferred environment includes forest edges as well as the interior of dense woodlands. Broadly, these birds inhabit the montane regions of the Andes.
Dite type
Frugivorous
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Cardinals Genus
Northern Tanagers Species
Red-hooded Tanager 
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