Thraupidae

Cyanerpes cyaneus (Photo from Associazione Ornitologica Europea) Common name:red-legged honeycreeper (en); saíra-beija-flor (pt); guit-guit saï (fr); mielero patirrojo (es); Türkisnaschvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico to central Brazil and Bolivia. There is also a disjunct population in the Atlantic rainforest of south-eastern Brazil.Size:These birds are 12-13 cm long and weigh 14 g.Habitat:The…

Calyptophilus frugivorus Photo by José Pantaleón (Flickr) Common name:chat tanager (en); saíra-de-Hispaniola (pt); tangara cornichon (fr); chirrí (es); schmätzertangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, being found both in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.Size:These birds are 17-20 cm long and weighs around 50 g.Habitat:The chat tanager is mostly found in dense understory…

Thraupis episcopus Photo by Taran Rampersad (Flickr) Common name:blue-grey tanager (en); sanhaçu-da-Amazónia (pt); tangara évêque (fr); azulejo de jardín (es); bischofstangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This species is found in northern South America and in Central America, from northern Brazil, Bolivia and Peru to southern Mexico. They are also found in Trinidad and Tobago.Size:These birds are 16-18 cm…

Tangara guttata Photo by Ruben Campos (Focus on Nature) Common name:speckled tanager (en); saíra-pintada (pt); calliste tiqueté (fr); tangara pintada (es);  tropfentangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This species is found from Costa Rica south to northern Colombia, Venezuela and marginally across the border into northern Brazil and Guyana.Size:These birds are 12-14 cm long and weigh 15-21 g.Habitat:The speckled…

Tangara seledon Photo by Dario Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name:green-headed tanager (en); saíra-sete-cores (pt); calliste à tête verte (fr); tángara regia (es); dreifarbentangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This species is found in south-eastern Brazil and adjacent parts of Paraguay and Argentina.Size:The green-headed tanager is 13-13,5 cm long and weighs 16-20 g.Habitat:They are mostly found in humid Atlantic forest, but…

Tangara heinei Photo by Priscilla Burcher (Flickr) Common name:black-capped tanager (en); saíra-de-barrete-preto (pt); calliste à calotte noire (fr); tangara gorrinegra (es); heine-tangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:These birds are found in mountainous areas of north-western South America, being present in north-western Venezuela, in northern and western Colombia and in northern Ecuador.Size:The black-capped tanager is 13 cm long and weighs…

Thraupis sayaca Photo by Celi Aurora (Flickriver) Common name:sayaca tanager (en); sanhaçu-cinzento (pt); tangara sayaca (fr); celestino común (es); prälattangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:These birds are found in eastern, central and southern Brazil, as well as in Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and north-eastern Argentina.Size:Sayaca tanagers are 17-18,5 cm long and weigh 25-42 g.Habitat:They are mostly found in open…

Neothraupis fasciata (Photo from Tropical Birding) Common name: white-banded tanager (en); cigarra-do-campo (pt); tangara unifascié (fr); frutero de banda blanca (es); flügelbindentangare (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Thraupidae Range: This South American species is found in eastern Bolivia, north-eastern Paraguay and in southern and eastern Brazil from southern Maranhão and Piauí south to Minas Gerais…