Thraupidae

Geospiza fuliginosa Photo by Douglas Bolt (Mango Verde) Common name:small ground-finch (en); tentilhão-da-terra-pequeno (pt); géospize fuligineux (fr); pinzón terrestre pequeno (es); kleingrundfink (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily  ThraupidaeRange:These birds are endemic to the Galapagos islands, being found in the islands of the archipelago except Genovesa, Wolf and Darwin.Size:Small ground-finches are 11 cm long and weigh 14 g.Habitat:They are…

Tangara cyanicollis Photo by Biswarup Satpati (Trek Nature) Common name:blue-necked tanager (en); saíra-de-cabeça-azul (pt); calliste à cou bleu (fr); tangara cabeciazul (es); azurkopftangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformeFamily ThraupidaeRange:This South American species occurs in two separate populations. One found along the lower slopes of the Andes, from Venezuela and Colombia south, on the west side of the Andes,…

Piranga olivacea Photo by Stefan Johansson (Flickr) Common name:scarlet tanager (en); sanhaçu-escarlate (pt); piranga écarlate (fr); tángara escarlata (es); scharlachtangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This species breeds in eastern North America, from Saskatchewan and North Dakota to southern Quebec and Maine, and south to Arkansas and Georgia. They migrate south to winter in north-western South America, from…

Cyanerpes caeruleus Photo by Fayard Mohammed (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:purple honeycreeper (en); saí-de-perna-amarela (pt); guit-guit céruléen (fr); copeicillo violáceo (es); purpurnaschvogel (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Thraupidae Range:These birds are found in northern South America, from northern Colombia and Venezuela, south to southern Ecuador west of the Andes and south to central Bolivia and central Brazil…

Sporophila americana Photo by Michel Giraud-Audine (Flickr) Common name:wing-barred seedeater (en); coleiro-do-norte (pt); sporophile à ailes blanches (fr); espiguero chocoano (es); wechselpfäffchen (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:These birds are found in northern South America and Central America, from northern Brazil and Peru to southern Mexico.Size:The wing-barred seedeater is 11-12 m long and weighs 12-13 g.Habitat:They are mostly…

Oreomanes fraseri Photo by Sam Woods (Surf Birds) Common name:giant conebill (en); figuinha-gigante (pt); conirostre géant (fr); pájaro de los queñuales(es); riesenspitzschnabel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This South American species is found in the central and northern Andes, in southern Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.Size:These birds are 15 cm long and weigh 22-27 g.Habitat:The Giant Conebill is…

Cypsnagra hirundinacea Photo by Ciro Albano (Flickr) Commons name:white-rumped tanager (en); bandoleta (pt); tangara hirundinacé (fr); bandoleta (es); weißbürzeltangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This South American species is found from eastern Bolivia east to north-eastern Brazil and northern Paraguay. Size:These birds are 16-16,5 cm long and weigh 24-34 g. Habitat:These birds are found in dry savannas and…

Tachyphonus rufus Photo by Louis des Tombe (Birds of Suriname) Common name:white-lined tanager (en); pipira-preta (pt); tangara à galons blancs (fr); frutero chocolatero (es); schwarztangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Thraupidae Range:This species is found from Costa Rica, through Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas and south to Peru, eastern Brazil and northern Argentina. They are also found in…