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Photo by Carlos Henrique
Location: Praia de Guaraú -Peruíbe - Sao Paulo, Brazil
Tangara peruviana

Identification

14.5 cm. Bluish-turquoise underparts, pale reddish-brown vent and undertail-coverts.
Male - chestnut head, black back, yellow-buff rump and wing-coverts, dusky wings with greenish fringes.
Female - duller and greener, lacks black on back, dull green wing-coverts.

Distribution

South east Brazil

Taxonomy

Monotypic

Habitat

Dry forest and dry shrubland.

Behaviour

The diet includes mainly fruit, with some insects and spiders.

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