| Grass-green Tanager |
Shopping Tanager |
Information AboutGrass-green Tanager |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT GRASS-GREEN TANAGER | |
| thraupidae | |
| genera of birds | |
The Grass-green Tanager ''Chlorornis riefferii'' 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 tropical forests in Colombia , Ecuador , Bolivia and Peru at elevations of 1500-3350 m. 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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