Olive-green tanager facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Olive-green tanager |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Mitrospingidae |
| Genus: | Orthogonys Strickland, 1844 |
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O. chloricterus
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| Orthogonys chloricterus (Vieillot, 1819)
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The olive-green tanager (Orthogonys chloricterus) is a cool bird that lives only in Brazil. It's part of a bird family called Mitrospingidae.
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About Its Family Tree
Scientists group animals into families. The olive-green tanager and three other birds used to be in a family called "true tanagers." But in 2013, scientists found out they were different. They created a new family just for them, called Mitrospingidae. Big bird organizations in America and around the world accepted this new grouping. The olive-green tanager is the only bird in its specific group (genus). It does not have different types (subspecies).
What It Looks Like
The olive-green tanager is about 18 to 19 centimeters (7 to 7.5 inches) long. It is olive green on its back and dull yellow underneath. Its sides and flanks have a slight olive color.
Where It Lives
The olive-green tanager is found only in southeastern Brazil. You can see it from the state of Espírito Santo down to eastern Santa Catarina and northeastern Rio Grande do Sul. It lives inside and at the edges of wet mountain forests. These forests are usually high up, between 900 and 1800 meters (about 2,950 to 5,900 feet) above sea level.
How It Behaves
What It Eats
The olive-green tanager mainly eats insects. It also enjoys eating fruit. These birds usually look for food in groups of their own kind. A group might have up to 20 birds, but often there are about eight. They feed in the middle and upper parts of the forest. They often pick insects off leaves. They also fly out to catch insects in the air.
Reproduction
One olive-green tanager was seen carrying nest material. It was taking it to a bromeliad plant in a large tree. Not much other information has been shared about how these birds raise their young.
Its Sounds
The song of the olive-green tanager sounds like "tséé-si, si, si, tséé-si, si, si." Its call is a buzzing "tseee." When it is looking for food, it also makes a "wheek!" sound.
Its Status
The IUCN (a group that checks on animals) says the olive-green tanager is of "Least Concern." This means it is not currently in danger of disappearing. Even though some local groups of these birds are getting smaller, they should be safe in the long run. This is true if the parks and reserves where they live continue to protect them.
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