Emerald Tanagra

Emerald Tanagra ^[1] ( lat. Tangara florida ) is a species of newly palated birds from the Tanagra family. Distributed on the slopes of the Western Andes in western Colombia (north of Choco ) and northwestern Ecuador ( Esmeraldas and Pichincha ), as well as in Costa Rica and Panama ^{[2] [3]} . It occurs under the canopy and on the border of a humid mossy forest, at an altitude of 0-1200 meters above sea ​​level ^{[2] [4]} . Live in pairs or in small groups. Often found in mixed flocks with other tanagra ^[2] . They feed on insects , which are collected on mossy tree branches, mainly on their underside ^[2] . Body length about 13 cm ^{[5] [6]} .

Emerald Tanagra
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryotes Kingdom: Animals Kingdom : Eumetazoi No rank : Bilateral symmetrical No rank : Secondary Type of: Chordate Subtype : Vertebrates Infratype : Maxillary Overclass : Tetrapods Grade: Birds Subclass : Real birds Infraclass : Newborn Squad: Passerines Suborder : Songbirds Infrastructure : Passerida Superfamily : Passeroidea Family: Tanagra Gender: Real tanagra View: Emerald Tanagra
International scientific name
Tangara florida ( P. L. Sclater & Salvin , 1869 )
Subspecies
Tangara florida auriceps Chapman, 1914 Tangara florida florida P. L. Sclater, 1869
Security status
Least Concerned IUCN 3.1 Least Concern : 22722845