The Golden-hooded Tanager, also called Tangara Larvata is a medium-sized passerine bird, is a resident breeder from southern Mexico to western Ecuador. The adult bird is about 13cm long and weighs 19 g. The male bird has a golden head with a black eye mask edged with violet-blue above and below, however, the upperparts are black, apart from the turquoise shoulders, rump, and edgings of the wings and tail.
Therefore, the flanks are blue, and the central belly is white. Hence, the female bird has a greenish tinge to the head, black speckling on the crown, and white underparts. The infant bird is much duller, with a green head, dark grey upperparts, off-white underparts, and a little blue in the plumage.
This species is available in very large numbers and does not approach the thresholds for being vulnerable under the range size criterion with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size, a small number of locations, or severe fragmentation. So, the Golden-hooded Tanager is listed as a bird of least concern by the IUCN.
The population estimates around 50,000–499,999 individuals, and it is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence of any declines or substantial threats. The song of Golden-hooded Tanager is a tuneless, rattled series of tick sounds, but its call is sharp tsit. The bird normally lives at 1,500 m altitude in the canopy of dense forests and semi-open areas like clearings, second-growth, and well-vegetated gardens.
The Golden-hooded Tanager is habitually perched on branches or twigs, and often forages for arthropods with aerial sallies. The beautiful golden-hooded tanagers occur in pairs, family groups, or as part of a mixed-species feeding flock. The bird likes to eat certain small fruits, e.g., Trophis racemosa (Moraceae) typically swallowed whole, Berries and insects are also taken.
The Golden-hooded Tanager builds nests, usually in a tree fork or in a bunch of green bananas. The clutch contains 2 brown-blotched white eggs. The nest, usually constructed by both parents, is built with fine plant fibers, dead leaves, and cobwebs. Both sexes take 4 to 6 weeks to build a nest, around 1.5–15 feet above the ground.
The female bird is incubated for 13 to 15 days, and the male birds take care while incubating the eggs. The young juvenile stays in the nest for 14 to 16 days before fledging. Habitually, two broods are raised in a season, but three have been documented. This bird is often double-brooded, and the young bird’s first clutch assists with feeding the second brood of chicks.
Golden-hooded Tanagers have been observed chasing one another for 15 to 30 minutes, though repeatedly reiterating ticking noises. Abruptly, the birds fly off in pairs in two different directions. The Golden-hooded Tanager is recognized with different names in different languages, like in French: Calliste à coiffe d’or German: Purpurmaskentangare Spanish: Tangara Cabecidorada Other common names: Golden-headed/Golden-masked Tanager, Hooded Tanager.
Golden-hooded Tanagers have been observed chasing one another for 15 to 30 min, though repeatedly reiterating ticking noises.The bird likes to eat certain small fruit e.g. of Trophis racemosa (Moraceae) typically swallowed whole, berries and insects are also taken.The song of Golden-hooded Tanager is tuneless rattled series of tick sounds, but its call is sharp tsit.The bird normally lives at 1,500 m altitude in the canopy of dense forests and semi-open areas like clearings, second growth, and well-vegetated gardens.The Golden-hooded Tanager is habitually perched on branches or twigs, and often forages for arthropods with aerial sallies.The beautiful Golden-hooded tanagers occur in pairs, family groups, or as part of a mixed-species feeding flock.The population estimates around 50,000-499,999 individuals and it is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence of any declines or substantial threats.The male bird has a golden head with a black eye mask edged with violet-blue above and below, however, upper parts are black apart from turquoise shoulders, rump, and edgings of the wings and tail.Golden-hooded Tanager Habitually two broods are raised in a season, but three have been documented.The adult bird is about 13cm long and weight is 19 g.The clutch contains 2 brown-blotched white eggs. The nest, usually constructed by both parents, is built with fine plant fibers, dead leaves, and cobwebs.
