Fulvous-headed Tanager
A species of Brownish-headed Tanagers Scientific name : Thlypopsis fulviceps Genus : Brownish-headed Tanagers
Fulvous-headed Tanager, A species of Brownish-headed Tanagers
Botanical name: Thlypopsis fulviceps
Genus: Brownish-headed Tanagers
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Description
The fulvous-headed tanager (Thlypopsis fulviceps) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in the Venezuelan Coastal Range and far northern Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.
Size
12 cm
Nest Placement
Shrub
Feeding Habits
Fulvous-headed Tanager primarily consumes insects, such as caterpillars, and sometimes small berries. It forages actively, often in mixed-species groups, using perch-gleaning and other agile maneuvers to extract prey from leaves, sometimes sallying to leaf undersides.
Habitat
The habitat of fulvous-headed Tanager includes canopy vines and shrubby, vine-tangled borders, primarily in moist to humid forests and second-growth woodlands. This species is also found in shrubby gardens within urban environments. Fulvous-headed Tanager appears more abundantly in regions that have moist to semi-humid climates rather than more humid ones.
Dite type
Omnivorous
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Feeding Habits
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Tanagers Genus
Brownish-headed Tanagers Species
Fulvous-headed Tanager