Thraupidae

Piranga ludoviciana Photo by Juan Carlos Marín (Internet Bird Collection) Common name: western tanager (en); saíra-ocidental (pt); tangara à tête rouge (fr); tángara capucha roja (es); kieferntangare (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Thraupidae Range: This species breeds across western North America, from Alaska down to the southern United States. They migrate south to winter in…

Tangara chilensis Photo by Drew Avery (Wikipedia) Common name: paradise tanager (en); sete-cores-da-Amazónia (pt); calliste septicolore (fr); tángara siete colores (es); siebenfarbentangare (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriormes Family Thraupidae Range: This South American species if found in the western and northern Amazon Basin, occurring in Venezuela, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia,Brazil and the Guianas. Size: These birds…

Nemosia rourei Photo by Andre Luca (Arkive) Common name: cherry-throated tanager (en); saíra-apunhalada (pt); tangara rougegorge (fr); frutero de garganta cereza (es); rubinkehltangare (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Thraupidae Range: This species is endemic to Brazil and is currently only found the south-eastern state of Espírito Santo, at Fazenda Pindobas and Mata do Caetés. Size:…

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…

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….