Iridosornis reinhardti
The Yellow-scarfed Tanager (Iridosornis reinhardti) is a striking Neotropical songbird, instantly recognizable by its vivid plumage and eponymous 'scarf'. Averaging 15 cm (6 inches) in length and weighing around 24-28 grams, this medium-sized tanager boasts a deep, lustrous violet-blue body, contrasting sharply with a prominent, bright golden-yellow crescent or 'scarf' adorning its nape and neck, which extends to bright yellow underparts. A distinct black facial mask and throat add to its ele...
This species thrives in humid montane forest, cloud forest, and forest edge habitats, including areas with secondary growth, typically at elevations between 2,000 and 3,000 meters.
Their diet primarily consists of insects and other small arthropods, supplemented significantly by a variety of small fruits and berries.
Yellow-scarfed Tanagers are diurnal and primarily arboreal, often observed foraging in the mid-story and subcanopy of their forest homes. They are highly social, frequently joining mixed-species foraging flocks, particularly with other tanagers and euphonias, moving deliberately through the folia...
The Yellow-scarfed Tanager is an obligate resident of the humid montane forests of the central Peruvian Andes. Its distribution spans from the department of La Libertad in the north, extending southward through the departments of San Martín, Huánuco, Pasco, Junín, and into Ayacucho. It is not kno...
Least Concern
- The 'scarf' of the Yellow-scarfed Tanager is not just on the nape but extends as a brilliant yellow crescent that often connects to its equally bright yellow underparts, a truly distinctive field mark. - This species is endemic to the Andes of central Peru, meaning it is found nowhere else in t...