Alternative name: Shrike-like Tanager
- Neothraupis fasciata
Identification
16 cm. Strikingly similar to some Shrikes from the northern Hemisphere.
- Grey upperparts
- Paler grey underparts with white chin and throat
- Black mask
- Black wing with white shoulder patch
- Dark tail
Sexes similar but females are slightly duller.
Distribution
South America: found in eastern Bolivia to north-eastern Paraguay and campos of eastern and southern Brazil.
Uncommon to locally fairly common.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Cerrado, woodland and shrub.
Behaviour
Usually seen in groups of 5 to 12 birds outside breeding season.
Diet
Feeds on insects, takes also some insects.
Breeding
Breeding recorded from October to November in Brazil. It builds a deep cup shaped nest, lined with grasses, placed in a small tree or bush. The clutch consists of 2 or 3 eggs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2011. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 16: Tanagers to New World Blackbirds. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553781
- Arthur Grosset
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-banded Tanager. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-banded_Tanager
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
