Diademed Tanager - BirdForum Opus

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Photo by Luiz
Itatiaia National Park, Brazil, October 2007

Stephanophorus diadematus

Identification

• Blue underparts and upper back
• Dark purple blue wings and tail
• White crown
• Red central crown patch
• Black patch above and below bill
• Silvery throat
• Dark iris
• Grey, hooked, small bill

Distribution

South America: found from Paraguay to south-eastern Brazil, Uruguay and north-eastern Argentina.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Forest borders, open country with patches of trees.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Diademed Tanager. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Diademed_Tanager

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