NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Orange-headed Tanager
Thlypopsis sordida (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The orange-headed tanager (Thlypopsis sordida) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. Native to South America, it is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela, where it inhabits successional vegetation, cerrado, riparian forest, shrub, brush, and open woodland. Males of the species have sandy-gray upperparts, cinnamon to buff underparts, white on the center of the lower breast, belly, and tail, and rufous-orange and yellow heads. Females are similar but duller.
The orange-headed tanager is omnivorous, feeding on insects, spiders, fruit, and seeds. It forages in an active manner, gleaning prey while hopping or, more infrequently, catching it in flight. Nesting has been recorded in December, and clutches contain two bluish-white eggs with brown markings. The species is listed as being of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on the IUCN Red List due to its large range and stable population.
Wikipedia contributors, Orange-headed tanager; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:49:47.525722+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Thlypopsis sordida (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
- Name authority
- (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
- Common name
- Orange-headed Tanager
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Genus
- Thlypopsis
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyThraupidae
- genusThlypopsis Cabanis, 1851
- speciesThlypopsis sordida (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Thlypopsis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Buff-bellied TanagerThlypopsis inornata (Taczanowski, 1879) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-chested TanagerThlypopsis ornata (P. L. Sclater, 1859) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown-flanked TanagerThlypopsis pectoralis (Taczanowski, 1884) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chestnut-headed TanagerThlypopsis pyrrhocoma K. J. Burns, Unitt & N. A. Mason, 2016 | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fulvous-headed TanagerThlypopsis fulviceps Cabanis, 1851 | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rust-and-yellow TanagerThlypopsis ruficeps (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=563420 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:56JCR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.