Thraupidae

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…