Red-hooded tanager
The red-hooded tanager, is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family, it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family. The species' plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family. Along with the red-headed tanager and white-winged tanager, it is sometimes placed in the genus Spermagra.
This bird is a medium-sized songbird, at 16.8-18 centimeters in length and weighing 28-44 grams. The male is mostly yellowish overall, with a red hood that extends from the head to the breast. The female is similar, but duller overall.
It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
