Order
Passeriformes
Family
Thraupidae
Genus
Tangara
 
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Version 1.0

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SPECIES

Sira Tanager Tangara phillipsi

Michael G. Harvey
Version: 1.0 — Published August 13, 2009

Sounds and Vocal Behavior

Vocalizations

Calls include a staccato "tsip" given alone or in a quick series of up to six notes, and a wheezy, descending "tseew". Both are given frequently throughout the day by birds associating with feeding flocks (MGH). The song is undescribed.

Nonvocal Sounds

None described.

Recommended Citation

Harvey, M. G. (2009). Sira Tanager (Tangara phillipsi), version 1.0. In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/nb.sirtan1.01