Grass-green tanager

Chlorornis riefferii

The grass-green tanager is a small passerine bird, one of the tanager family. It is the only member of the genus ''Chloronis''. The grass-green tanager is 20 cm in length and weighs 53g. It lives in and around subtropical and temperate forests in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru at elevations of 1500–3350 m.
Grass-green tanager (Chlorornis riefferii) PN Yanachaga - Chemillén - San Alberto, Pasco, Peru. Mar 15, 2020. Chlorornis riefferii,Geotagged,Grass-green tanager,Peru,Summer

Behavior

It is seen in pairs or in groups of 3-6 individuals. It forages mostly on upper half of short trees and eats fruits and insects. It is known to perch almost horizontally. Its nest is made of mosses and ferns, and its eggs are gray with light purple-grey dots.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyThraupidae
GenusChlorornis
SpeciesC. riefferii
Photographed in
Colombia
Peru