Golden tanager

Tangara arthus

The Golden tanager (Tangara arthus) is a bird found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Cloud forests of the Andes. It eats fruit and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Tangara arthus
Region	South America
Found in	Colombia, Ecuador and Peru

🏡 Where the Golden tanager lives

Cloud forests of the Andes.

🍽️ What it eats

🍎 Fruit60%
🐛 Insects & bugs40%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It is bright gold with a black mask.

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Recorded by José María Loaiza B. (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1175583. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Golden tanager

Where does the Golden tanager live?

The Golden tanager lives in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Cloud forests of the Andes.

What does the Golden tanager eat?

fruit (about 60%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 40%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Golden tanager endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.