Most Colorful Birds on the Planet (And Where to Find Them)
10. Paradise Tanager
Latin name: Tangara chilensis
Unique colorful feature: Apple-green head and bright blue belly
Where they are found: Amazon Basin of South America
Size: Length: 5.5 inches (14 cm); Weight: 63 to 74 ounces (18-21 g)
Diet: insects
This little songbird beauty would be a delight to spot while touring the canopy forest in the tropical Amazon Basin across Peru, Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia, and Ecuador.
Decked out with blue, yellow, black, and apple green feathers, the paradise tanager also knows how to sing music to your ears.
These pretties can be seen in mixed flocks while feeding on insects such as grasshoppers and spiders.
Paradise tanagers may raise up to three broods of 2 to 4 eggs per each breeding season. The female builds the nest high in the treetops out of moss, grass and spider web while the male has the easy job of singing nearby.
Latin name: Tangara chilensis
Unique colorful feature: Apple-green head and bright blue belly
Where they are found: Amazon Basin of South America
Size: Length: 5.5 inches (14 cm); Weight: 63 to 74 ounces (18-21 g)
Diet: insects
This little songbird beauty would be a delight to spot while touring the canopy forest in the tropical Amazon Basin across Peru, Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia, and Ecuador.
Decked out with blue, yellow, black, and apple green feathers, the paradise tanager also knows how to sing music to your ears.
These pretties can be seen in mixed flocks while feeding on insects such as grasshoppers and spiders.
Paradise tanagers may raise up to three broods of 2 to 4 eggs per each breeding season. The female builds the nest high in the treetops out of moss, grass and spider web while the male has the easy job of singing nearby.
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28 June 2022
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