- Tangara cyanocephala
Identification
13 cm (5 in)
- Cobalt blue crown and chin
- Black forehead
- Red hind-neck
- Turquoise line round the eyes and above the forehead
- Green underparts
- Black wings with broad green edging and a yellow-orange line on the wing-coverts
Distribution
South America: found in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- T. c. cearensis:
- Forests of north-eastern Brazil (Ceará)
- T. c. corallina:
- Eastern Brazil (Pernambuco to Bahia)
- T. c. cyanocephala:
Habitat
They are to be found in the canopy of light forest, forest edges and second growth
Behaviour
The diet consists of fruit, berries and also insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Arthur Grosset
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Red-necked Tanager. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Red-necked_Tanager
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