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Grass green tanager

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Chlorornis riefferii

Higher classification
  
Chlorornis

Order
  
Passerine

Family
  
Thraupidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

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Genus
  
Chlorornis L. Reichenbach, 1850

Similar
  
Hooded mountain tanager, Hemispingus, Lacrimose mountain tanager, Buff‑breasted mountain tanager, Plushcap

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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.

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The grass-green tanager is 20 cm in length and weighs 53g. It lives in and around subtropical and temperate forests in the Andes of 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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References

Grass-green tanager Wikipedia