Opal-crowned Tanager
A species of Tangara Tanagers Scientific name : Tangara callophrys Genus : Tangara Tanagers
Opal-crowned Tanager, A species of Tangara Tanagers
Botanical name: Tangara callophrys
Genus: Tangara Tanagers
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Photo By Nikolaj Mølgaard Thomsen 
Description
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. 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. 
Size
14 cm
Nest Placement
Tree
Habitat
The opal-crowned Tanager is typically found in tropical lowland evergreen forests. Their preferred environments include terra firma and varzea forests, as well as forest edges. They can also occupy shaded plantations near these forests and are occasionally observed in tall trees in non-forested areas. The opal-crowned Tanager is generally an uncommon and patchily distributed species within these habitats.
Dite type
Frugivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Fruit
Distribution Area
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. A small disjunct population exists 100 km west in southern Colombia.
Photo By Nikolaj Mølgaard Thomsen 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Tanagers Genus
Tangara Tanagers Species
Opal-crowned Tanager 
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