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The White-lined tanager (Tachyphonus rufus) is a bird found in Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Brazil, Trinidad & Tobago, Costa Rica, and 2 more countries. Forest edges and gardens from Costa Rica to Argentina. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the White-lined tanager lives

Forest edges and gardens from Costa Rica to Argentina.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs60%
• 🍎 Fruit30%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts10%

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

Conservation status

Hear the White-lined tanager

Recorded by Jerome Fischer (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC775028. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the White-lined tanager

Where does the White-lined tanager live?

The White-lined tanager lives in Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Brazil, Trinidad & Tobago, Costa Rica, and 2 more countries. Forest edges and gardens from Costa Rica to Argentina.

What does the White-lined tanager eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 60%), fruit (about 30%), seeds and nuts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the White-lined tanager endangered?

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

More birds from South America

• Southern giant petrel
• Southern lapwing
• Imperial shag
• Eared dove
• Saffron finch
• Brown skua

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