- Schistochlamys ruficapillus
Identification
- Blue-grey upperparts, wings and tail
- Black face mask
- Small cinnamon eyebrow, ear-coverts and throat
- Cinnamon breast and upper belly, grey lower belly
- Cinnamon undertail-coverts
Sexes similar. Immatures are similar but duller.
Distribution
South America: found in east and central Brazil and north-eastern Argentina.
Uncommon to locally fairly common. Subspecies sicki only known from type locality.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- S. r. capistrata:
- Caatinga of north-eastern Brazil (southern Pará to Maranhão and Bahia)
- S. r. sicki:
- South-western Brazil (Rio das Mortes region of eastern Mato Grosso)
- S. r. ruficapillus:
- South-eastern Brazil (southern Minas Gerais to Paraná) and north-eastern Argentina
Habitat
Dry scrubby areas in cerrado and caatinga. Semi-open grassy country, edge of forests.
Behaviour
Feeds mainly on fruit. Takes also some insects.
One breeding record in December in southern Brazil. The nest contained 2 eggs.
Few data on movements. Presumably a partial migrant, leaving seasonally parts of central Brazil.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- 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
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cinnamon Tanager. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cinnamon_Tanager
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