Tanagers & Allies

Opal-rumped Tanager

Tangara velia

The Opal-rumped Tanager (Tangara velia) is a 21 g forest bird that eats mostly fruit. It stays put all year.

Family

Tanagers & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

21 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

9

Recorded in Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Suriname, GF, Guyana, Bolivia.

Where to see it: Roche Corail (French Guiana); Fredberg · Zintete Lodge (Suriname); Rio Cristalino · listas históricas (Brazil); Camp Bonaventure (French Guiana); Los Amigos Biological Station (CICRA) (Peru).

Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist