Listen to the golden tanager
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About the golden tanager
The golden tanager is a bird in the family Thraupidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 22 g.
What does the golden tanager sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call and calls. 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 golden tanager (Tangara arthus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is widespread and often common in highland forests of the Andes (from Bolivia and northwards) and Venezuelan Coastal Range in north-western South America.
Its plumage is overall golden-yellow with black to the back, wings, tail and ear-coverts. Some subspecies are partially/largely brown below.
Related birds in the genus Tangara
Paradise tanager
Tangara chilensis
Silver-throated tanager
Tangara icterocephala
Emerald tanager
Tangara florida
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 a golden tanager sound like?
You can hear 3 recordings of the golden tanager on this page, including its call and calls. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the golden tanager endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the golden tanager as “least concern”.
What family does the golden tanager belong to?
The golden tanager (Tangara arthus) belongs to the family Thraupidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Calls · Napo: Cord. de los Guacamayos (1700-1800 m), Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Pichincha: Tandayapa ridge 3 km SSW Tandayapa, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Napo: Napo Galeras, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q776016 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Golden tanager – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Fernando Flores from Caracas, Venezuela – CC BY-SA 2.0