Listen to the Emerald tanager
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About the Emerald tanager
The Emerald tanager is a bird in the family Thraupidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 18 g.
What does the Emerald tanager sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The emerald tanager (Tangara florida) is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Panama. Described by the English ornithologists PL Sclater and Osbert Salvin in 1869, it is a medium-sized species that has a length of 10.6–13 cm (4.2–5.1 in) and a mass of 18–20.5 g (0.63–0.72 oz). It can be identified by its bright green plumage, with black streaking on the back and wings, and a black auricular patch and beak. It also has yellow on the crown and rump. The species shows slight sexual dimorphism, with the females being duller and having yellow-green in place of yellow on the head.
Related birds in the genus Tangara
Paradise tanager
Tangara chilensis
Silver-throated tanager
Tangara icterocephala
Golden tanager
Tangara arthus
Beryl-spangled tanager
Tangara nigroviridis
Bay-headed tanager
Tangara gyrola
Metallic-green tanager
Tangara labradorides
Blue-and-black tanager
Tangara vassorii
Grey-and-gold tanager
Tangara palmeri
More from the family Thraupidae
Frequently asked questions
What does an Emerald tanager sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Emerald tanager on this page, including its call. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Emerald tanager endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Emerald tanager as “least concern”.
What family does the Emerald tanager belong to?
The Emerald tanager (Tangara florida) belongs to the family Thraupidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Esmeraldas: Canandé ridge trail, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q2637216 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Emerald tanager – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Francesco Veronesi from Italy – CC BY-SA 2.0