Tanagers & Allies

Rufous-chested Tanager

Thlypopsis ornata

The Rufous-chested Tanager (Thlypopsis ornata) is a 12 g scrub bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Tanagers & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

12 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

3

Recorded in Ecuador, Peru, Colombia.

Where to see it: Refugio Paz de las Aves (Angel Paz) (Ecuador); Reserva Mashpi-Amagusa (Sergio y Doris) (Ecuador); Alto Anchicayá - El Descanso (Doña Dora) (Colombia); Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge & Manu Paradise Lodge (Peru); Refugio de Vida Silvestre Los Pantanos de Villa · Laguna Costera y Playa Marvilla (Peru).

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