Olive-green tanager
Olive-green tanager — Orthogonys chloricterus — is a small bird in the Mitrospingidae family. It is found only in southeastern Brazil, living in humid montane forests at about 900–1,800 meters elevation.
Adults are about 18–19 cm long. They are olive-green on top and dull yellow underneath, with a bit of olive on the sides.
They mostly eat insects but also take fruit. They usually forage in flocks of their own species, typically around eight birds, but groups can be as large as twenty. They search leaves in the mid- to upper levels of the forest and also catch flying insects.
Breeding details are limited. One observation noted nest material being carried to a bromeliad, but no full breeding information has been published.
Conservation status: Least Concern. There are local declines and habitat fragmentation, but protected areas help keep the species stable in the long term.
Taxonomy: It is the only species in its genus, with no subspecies. In the past, this group was placed in the Thraupidae (true tanagers), but a 2013 study led to its placement in the new family Mitrospingidae, a change accepted by major lists in 2017–2019 and by the IOC in 2018.
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