---
title: "Saíra-esmeralda"
description: "Tangara florida — Aves. The emerald tanager (Tangara florida) is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/emerald-tanager
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Saíra-esmeralda

> Tangara florida — Aves. The emerald tanager (Tangara florida) is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae.

- Scientific name: *Tangara florida*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 719
- Wikidata: [Q2637216](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2637216)
- iNaturalist taxon: [9578](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/9578)

## Names

- en: Emerald Tanager
- de: Smaragdtangare
- es: Tangara Orejinegra
- fr: Calliste émeraude
- nl: Smaragdtangare
- pt: Saíra-esmeralda
- pl: Tangarka szmaragdowa

## Countries with the most observations

CR (535), EC (69), PA (68), CO (14)

## Summary

The emerald tanager (Tangara florida) is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Panama. Described by the English ornithologists PL Sclater and Osbert Salvin in 1869, it is a medium-sized species that has a length of 10.6–13 cm (4.2–5.1 in) and a mass of 18–20.5 g (0.63–0.72 oz). It can be identified by its bright green plumage, with black streaking on the back and wings, and a black auricular patch and beak. It also has yellow on the crown and rump. The species shows slight sexual dimorphism, with the females being duller and having yellow-green in place…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerald_tanager

## Photo

![Saíra-esmeralda](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/emerald-tanager/medium.jpg)

Photo: steve b · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/141222370

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/emerald-tanager?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).