White-lined Tanager
A species of Tachyphonus Tanagers Scientific name : Tachyphonus rufus Genus : Tachyphonus Tanagers
White-lined Tanager, A species of Tachyphonus Tanagers
Botanical name: Tachyphonus rufus
Genus: Tachyphonus Tanagers
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Description General Info
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Description
The adult white-lined tanagers is 18.5 cm (7.3 in) long and weighs 33 g (1.2 oz). It has a long tail and a mostly black stout pointed bill. The adult male is glossy black, apart from white underwing coverts and a small white patch on the upperwing. These white areas are conspicuous in flight but otherwise rarely visible. Females and immatures are entirely rufous in plumage, somewhat paler below. 
Size
17 cm
Nest Placement
Shrub
Feeding Habits
White-lined Tanager consumes a variety of foods like fruit, nectar, and insects, with a particular taste for beetles, ants, and grasshoppers. It adapts unique foraging techniques to hunt, predominantly at certain times, showcasing specific dietary preferences and behaviors.
Habitat
White-lined Tanager thrives in semi-open landscapes, preferring environments where shrubby clearings and moist, humid edges of forests provide an interface between dense vegetation and more cultivated spaces. These areas often encompass gardens, plantations, and a variety of agricultural lands. Generally, white-lined Tanager inhabits lowland territories up to approximately 1800 meters above sea level, with a penchant for the humid foothill and montane regions in broader geographical zones such as northern South America.
Dite type
Frugivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Fruit
Distribution Area
It occurs in semi-open areas including gardens.
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Tanagers Genus
Tachyphonus Tanagers Species
White-lined Tanager 
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