Golden Tanager Tangara arthus
Version: 1.0 — Published September 24, 2010
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
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Dutch | Goudtangare |
English | Golden Tanager |
English (United States) | Golden Tanager |
French | Calliste doré |
French (France) | Calliste doré |
German | Goldtangare |
Japanese | キンイロフウキンチョウ |
Norwegian | gulltanagar |
Polish | tangarka złota |
Russian | Золотая танагра |
Serbian | Zlatna tangara |
Slovak | tangara zlatá |
Spanish | Tangara Dorada |
Spanish (Ecuador) | Tangara Dorada |
Spanish (Peru) | Tangara Dorada |
Spanish (Spain) | Tangara dorada |
Spanish (Venezuela) | Tángara Dorada |
Swedish | guldtangara |
Turkish | Altın Tangara |
Ukrainian | Танагра золота |
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Introduction
The Golden Tanager (Tangara arthus) is endemic to South America. As the name suggests, it is a brilliant golden yellow color. The details of the coloration vary geographically, and no fewer than nine subspecies are recognized. On the throat and underparts, the coloration ranges from chestnut to golden yellow. The Golden Tanager eats a combination of fruit and insects, and hops along mossy branches in search of the latter. They travel in mixed species flocks, usually accompanied by up several other individuals. The Golden Tanager occurs in humid montane forests from Venezuela south to Bolivia. It also occurs at forest borders, but is a predominantly forest dwelling bird. The IUCN assesses the conservation status of the Golden Tanager as of Least Concern.