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Golden Tanager

Tangara aurulenta

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Primary Traits

Family-
OrderPasseriformes
RealmNeotropical
HabitatForest
DietOmnivore
FlightFlies
Average mass

22.8 g

Elevation

600 m - 1,500 m

Data points

49

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Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Tangara aurulenta

English name

Golden Tanager

Order

Passeriformes

Family

No data

Genus

Tangara

Species

aurulenta

Data source

HBW

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Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

No

Biogeographic realm

Neotropical

Latitudinal zone

Tropical

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Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

No data

Maximum female mass

No data

Minimum male mass

No data

Maximum male mass

No data

Minimum unsexed mass

18 g

Maximum unsexed mass

28 g

Average mass

22.8 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

600 m

Typical upper elevation

1,500 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

900 m

Typical elevation

1,050 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Forest

Habitat breadth

1

Primary diet

Omnivore

Diet breadth

2

Diet specialization index

1.7

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

Social

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

Cooperative breeder

Nest type

Cup/Bowl

Nest substrate

Tree

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

1

Maximum clutch size

2

Incubating sex

Female

Minimum incubation period

10 d

Maximum incubation period

15 d

Minimum fledging period

14 d

Maximum fledging period

15 d

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

1.5

Average fledging period

14.5 d

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

No data