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[[Image:BlackBackedTanagerXP.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Male<br />Photo  ©  by {{user|Xyko+Paludo|Francisco Paludo}}<br />Matinhos, PR, [[Brazil]], July 2018]]
 
[[Image:BlackBackedTanagerXP.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Male<br />Photo  ©  by {{user|Xyko+Paludo|Francisco Paludo}}<br />Matinhos, PR, [[Brazil]], July 2018]]
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''Tangara peruviana''
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
[[Image:Sapucaia5.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Female<br />Photo  ©  by {{user|Xyko+Paludo|Francisco Paludo}}<br />Matinhos, PR, [[Brazil]], July 2018]]
 
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==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 
This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
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This species used to be placed in genus ''[[:Category:Tangara|Tangara]]''.
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Coastal forest with sandy soil, scrub, woodland borders and secondary forests.
 
Coastal forest with sandy soil, scrub, woodland borders and secondary forests.
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Apparently they sometimes use the bulky nests of [[Monk Parakeet]].
 
Apparently they sometimes use the bulky nests of [[Monk Parakeet]].
 
==References==
 
==References==
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#BirdLife International
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#BirdLife International
 
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Aug 2018)
 
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Aug 2018)
 
{{Ref}}
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
{{GSearch|Tangara+peruviana}}  
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tangara]]
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Stilpnia]]

Latest revision as of 00:05, 18 August 2021

Male
Photo © by Francisco Paludo
Matinhos, PR, Brazil, July 2018
Stilpnia peruviana

Tangara peruviana

Identification

Female
Photo © by Francisco Paludo
Matinhos, PR, Brazil, July 2018

14 cm (5½ in)

  • Bluish-turquoise underparts
  • Pale reddish-brown vent and undertail-coverts.

Male

  • Chestnut crown, nape and head sides
  • Dark mask around eyes and lores
  • Black back
  • Yellowish-buff rump and wing-coverts
  • Dusky wings with greenish fringes

Female - duller and greener, lacks black on back, dull green wing-coverts.

Distribution

South America: found in the lowlands of south-eastern Brazil (Rio de Janeiro to Santa Catarina)

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

This species used to be placed in genus Tangara.

Habitat

Coastal forest with sandy soil, scrub, woodland borders and secondary forests.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists mostly of fruit, with some insects and spiders.

Breeding

Apparently they sometimes use the bulky nests of Monk Parakeet.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. BirdLife International
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Aug 2018)

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