Olive-green Tanager Orthogonys chloricterus

Brazilian name: catirumbava

Olive-green Tanager, Parque do Zizo. São Paulo, Brazil, November 2006 - click for larger image Parque do Zizo, São Paulo, Brazil
November 2006

The Olive-green Tanager is a Brazilian endemic distributed in the south-east of Brazil from Espírito Santo to Santa Catarina. It is found in the Atlantic Rain Forest and is usually seen in flocks in the canopy.

Olive-green Tanager, Parque do Zizo. São Paulo, Brazil, November 2006 - click for larger image It is a large tanager with a black bill and is olive-green above and olive-yellow below. The legs and feet are pinkish-yellow.

There are recordings on xeno-canto.
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