Thraupidae

Creurgops verticalis Photo by Peter Franze (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:rufous-crested tanager (en); saíra-de-crista-ruiva (pt); tangara à cimier roux (fr); tangara crestirrufa (es); ockerschopftangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This species is found in the Andes, from central Colombia south to central Peru.Size:These birds are 15 cm long and weigh 21-27 g.Habitat:The rufous-crested tanager is found in humid…

Spindalis zena Photo by John Schwarz (Birdspix) Common name:western spindais (en); zena-de-cuba (pt); zéna à tête rayée (fr); cigua cubana (es); Kuba-streifenkopftangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This species is found in the northern Caribbean, in the Bahamas, Cuba, Turks and Caicos, on Grand Cayman island, and on the island of Cozumel off the coast of the Yucatán…

Chlorospingus pileatus (Photo from Flickr) Common name:sooty-capped bush-tanager (en); saíra-do-mato-de-sobrolho-branco (pt); chlorospin à sourcils brisés (fr); frutero copetón (es); weißbrauen-buschtangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This species is found in the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama.Size:These birds are 13,5-14 cm long and weigh 16-24 g.Habitat:The sooty-capped bush-tanager is mostly found in mossy, moist and wet mountain…

Iridosornis porphyrocephalus Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name:purplish-mantled tanager (en); sanhaçu-de-barrete-azul (pt); tangara à cape bleue (fr); tangara capiazul (es); purpurmanteltangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This species is found along the Pacific slopes of the Andes in western Colombia as far north as Chocó and south to north-western Ecuador. Also on the Central Andes of Colombia…

Wetmorethraupis sterrhopteron Photo by Dusan Brinkhuizen (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:orange-throated tanager (en); saíra-de-papo-laranja (pt); tangara à gorge orangée (fr); tangara golinaranja (es); veilchenschultertangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This species is only found in a small area of northern Peru, in the eastern slopes and foothills of the Andes above the rivers Marañón and Cenepa, in the…

Conirostrum tamarugense Photo by Gonzalo Gonzalez (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:tamarugo conebill (en); figuinha-do-tamarugo (pt); conirostre des tamarugos (fr); comesebo de los tamarugales (es); rotstirn-spitzschnabel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This species is only found breeding in a few locations within Pampa del Tamarugal, in northern Chile. They migrate north to winter other parts of northern Chile and…

Cyanicterus cyanicterus Photo by Anselmo d’Affonseca (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:blue-backed tanager (en); pipira-azul (pt); tangara cyanictère (fr); tangará dorsiazul (es); ziertangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This species is found in eastern Venezuela, the Guyanas and marginally into northern Brazil.Size:These birds 17-18,5 cm and weigh 33-36 g.Habitat:The blue-backed tanager is mostly found in lowland rainforests, also using…