Orange-headed Tanager ( Thlypopsis sordida )

13,5cm
The most distinguishing features of this species are the yellowish-orange head and the grayish-green body. This shades of color may vary depending on the subspecies, given that this bird is distributed thoughout the tropical region South to the Amazon river and East to the Andes. There is also a curiously isolated population in the Orinoco river basin.
It lives in secondary forest, forest edges and even in cities with plenty of trees. Spends most of its time in the canopy, rarely coming to the ground.
This bird moves in a very typical way, climbing the branches in a fast zig-zag, up to the tip and then letting itself fall onto the base of the next branch.
It feeds mainly on small insects, seeds and berries.
Its song is not exactly remarkable, roughly reminding that of the Double-collared Seedeater ( Sporophila caerulescens ), but less intense.
The nest is built at least 5m from the ground, made of plant fibers similar to cotton and thin sticks.