White-banded Tanager

Male
Photo by Luiz
Serra da Canastra National Park, MG, Brazil, April 2010

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

1. 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
2. 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

1. Arthur Grosset

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-banded Tanager. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-banded_Tanager

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