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…