Thraupidae

Tangara schrankii Photo by Glenn Bartley (Glenn Bartley Nature Photography) Common name: green-and-gold tanager (en); saíra-ouro (pt); calliste de Schrank (fr); tángara de cara negra (es); goldbrusttangare (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Thraupidae Range: This South American specis is found in the western and central Amazon Basin in eastern Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, central Bolivia, and…

Ramphocelus bresilius Photo by Cláudio Márcio (Flickr) Common name: Brazilian tanager (en); tiê-sangue (pt); tangará du Brésil (fr); fueguero escarlata (es); purpurtangare (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Thraupidae Range: The Brazilian tanager is endemic to the east coast of Brazil from Paraíba to Santa Catarina. Size: These birds are 19 cm long and weigh 31…

Thlypopsis sordida Common name: orange-headed tanager (en); saí-canário (pt); tangara à tête orange (fr); zarcerito cabeciamarillo (es); orangekopftangare (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Thraupidae Range: These birds are widely distributed in South America, in Venezuela, Peru, Equador, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay, Argentina and throughout Brazil. Size: Orange-headed tanagers are 13-14 cm long and weigh 14 g….