Paradise tanager

Tangara chilensis

The paradise tanager is a brilliantly multicolored, medium-sized songbird whose length varies between 13.5 and 15 cm. It has a light green head, sky blue underparts and black upper body plumage. Depending on subspecies, the rump is yellow and red or all red. The beak is black and the legs are grey.
Paradise tanager, Finca Heimatlos, Ecuador No binoculars needed to spot this one. https://www.jungledragon.com/image/129579/paradise_tanager_-_2_finca_heimatlos_ecuador.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/129580/paradise_tanager_-_3_finca_heimatlos_ecuador.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/129581/paradise_tanager_-_4_finca_heimatlos_ecuador.html Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Finca Heimatlos,Geotagged,Paradise tanager,South America,Spring,Tangara chilensis,World

Naming

Despite its scientific name, it is not found in Chile.
Paradise tanager (Tangara chilensis) PNYC - El Paujil, Pasco, Peru. Aug 23, 2020 Geotagged,Paradise tanager,Peru,Tangara chilensis,Winter

Distribution

Found in humid tropical and subtropical forests in the western and northern Amazon Basin in South America, it occurs in Venezuela, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil and the Guianas.
Paradise Tanager - closeup II, La Isla Escondida, Colombia Taken from the canopy of La Isla Escondida. This shot also shows part of its bright red tail feather. Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,La Isla Escondida,Paradise tanager,Putumayo,South America,Tangara chilensis,World

Status

The paradise tanager is common throughout its range. It is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

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Status: Least concern
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyThraupidae
GenusTangara
SpeciesT. chilensis
Photographed in
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
United States of America