Carmiol’s tanager

Carmiol’s tanager

The Carmiol’s tanager (Chlorothraupis carmioli) is also known as Olive Tanager. This bird lives from Nicaragua to East Peru and North Bolivia. Its places are understory and middle levels of wet forest in noisy flocks. Its size is of 17 cm (6 inches) in height and 38 g in weight.

This large bird is above olive-green, and below paler, brightest on throat. With bill black, and legs plumbeos. It forages for insects like beetles, roaches, crickets, katydids, or fruits, especially berries

Common Name: Carmiol’s tanager
Scientific Name: Chlorothraupis carmioli
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