Thraupidae

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…