Bangsia flavovirens
The Yellow-green Tanager (*Bangsia flavovirens*) is a strikingly beautiful and elusive passerine endemic to the humid montane forests of the northern Andes. Measuring approximately 14 cm (5.5 in) in length, its plumage is dominated by a vibrant, almost neon yellow-green coloration, starkly contrasted by a distinctive black face mask extending from the lores to just behind the eye. This black mask is the most crucial field mark for identification, setting it apart from other similarly colored ...
Found primarily in humid montane forest and cloud forest, ranging from the understory to the canopy, often favoring forest edges and secondary growth with tall trees, typically between 1200 and 2400 meters elevation.
Primarily insectivorous, gleaning small invertebrates from foliage, supplemented significantly by small fruits and berries.
This diurnal species is often observed actively foraging, typically in the mid-to-upper canopy, sometimes descending to lower strata at forest edges. It is a highly social bird, frequently joining mixed-species flocks, particularly with other tanagers, warblers, and ovenbirds, moving rapidly thro...
The Yellow-green Tanager is endemic to the humid montane forests of the Pacific slope of the Western Andes and the western slope of the Central Andes of Colombia, extending south into northwestern Ecuador. Its distribution is highly fragmented and localized, primarily occurring in specific cloud ...
Near Threatened
- The Yellow-green Tanager's genus, *Bangsia*, is named after Outram Bangs, an American ornithologist who collected extensively in Central and South America. - Its striking yellow-green plumage with a black mask makes it one of the most distinctive and easily identifiable tanagers within its rest...