Hooded Tanager (Nemosia pileata)
Hooded Tanager (Nemosia pileata)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Thraupidae | [latin] Nemosia pileata | [UK] Hooded Tanager | [FR] Guira a bonnet | [DE] Schwarzkappen-Tangare | [ES] Cachaquito Gigante | [NL] Kaptangare
Subspecies
Physical charateristics
It has yellow legs and a yellow iris. The male’s head and sides of the neck are black giving the hooded appearance while the lores are white. Remaining upperparts are blue-grey while underparts are white.
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South America : widespread
Habitat
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and heavily degraded former forest. It is found in light woodland, gallery forest and plantations while in the Amazon Basin it is seen in varzea woodland and forest borders.
Reproduction
Builds an open cup high up on a tree branch. Nest is made out of grass and and dead leaf.
Feeding habits
It lives in small groups of about six birds, seeking insects and perching on bushes and isolated trees.
Conservation
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