Tangara (bird)

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Tangara
Paradise tanager.jpg
Paradise tanager, Tangara chilensis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Tangara
Brisson, 1760
Species

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Synonyms

Tangara is a large genus of birds of the tanager family. It includes 27 species.[1] All are from the Neotropics, and while most are fairly widespread, some have small distributions and are threatened. They are fairly small, ranging in size from 11.5–15 centimetres (4.5–5.9 in). This genus includes some of the most spectacularly colored birds of the world.

Taxonomy and species list[]

The genus Tangara was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the paradise tanager (Tangara chilensis) as the type species.[2][3] The name means "dancer" in the extinct Tupi language.[4]

The genus formerly included additional species. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that many of the members of Thraupis was embedded within Tangara.[5] In the reorganization to create monophyletic genera, rather than merging Thraupis into Tangara to create an unusually large genus with around 58 species, taxonomists chose to split off species from Tangara into four other genera. Two of these genera were newly erected (Stilpnia, Poecilostreptus) and two were resurrected: they had been introduced earlier but were not in use (Ixothraupis, Chalcothraupis).[6][7]

The genus now contains 27 species:[6]

Image Common Name Scientific name Distribution
Tangara vassorii by Francesco Veronesi.jpg Blue-and-black tanager Tangara vassorii Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela
Tangara nigroviridis 2.jpg Beryl-spangled tanager Tangara nigroviridis Colombia through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia
Tangara dowii -Costa Rica-8 (1).jpg Spangle-cheeked tanager Tangara dowii Costa Rica and western Panama
Green-naped tanager Tangara fucosa Colombia and Panama
Tangara cyanotis - Blue-browed Tanager (cropped).jpg Blue-browed tanager Tangara cyanotis Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru
Rufous-cheeked tanager Tangara rufigenis Venezuela
Metallic-green Tanager JCB.jpg Metallic-green tanager Tangara labradorides Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru
Tangara gyrola -Panama-8a.jpg Bay-headed tanager Tangara gyrola Ecuador, Bolivia and southern Brazil, and on Trinidad
Rufous-winged tanager.jpg Rufous-winged tanager Tangara lavinia Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama
Golden-eared Tanager - Manu NP - Perù 7900 (22954456080).jpg Golden-eared tanager Tangara chrysotis eastern Andes of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
Tangara xanthocephala by Francesco Veronesi.jpg Saffron-crowned tanager Tangara xanthocephala northern Andes of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Flame-faced Tanager (4851596008).jpg Flame-faced tanager Tangara parzudakii eastern Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela
Blue-whiskered tanager Tangara johannae Colombia and Ecuador
Tangara schrankii, Green-and-gold Tanager.jpg Green-and-gold tanager Tangara schrankii eastern Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, central Bolivia, and northwestern Brazil
Tangara arthus - Tángara dorada - Golden Tanager (8542820434).jpg Golden tanager Tangara arthus Andes (from Bolivia and northwards) and Venezuelan Coastal Range in north-western South America
Emerald Tanager - San Luis - Costa Rica MG 1694 (26584929732).jpg Emerald tanager Tangara florida Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Panama
Silver-throated Tanager - Panama H8O1974 (22882490849).jpg Silver-throated tanager Tangara icterocephala Costa Rica, through Panama and western Colombia, to western Ecuador.
Pintor Vedadeiro.jpg Seven-colored tanager Tangara fastuosa north-eastern Brazil
Green-headed Tanager Ubatuba.jpg Green-headed tanager Tangara seledon south-eastern Brazil, far eastern Paraguay, and far north-eastern Argentina
Tangara cyanocephala Itamanbuca Eco Resort.jpg Red-necked tanager Tangara cyanocephala Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay
Brassy-breasted Tanager - Regua - Brazil S4E1979 (12797187424).jpg Brassy-breasted tanager Tangara desmaresti Brazil
Tangara cyanoventris.jpg Gilt-edged tanager Tangara cyanoventris Brazil
Tangara inornata by Brian Gratwicke (cropped).jpg Plain-colored tanager Tangara inornata Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama
Saíra-de-bando.jpg Turquoise tanager Tangara mexicana Trinidad, Colombia and Venezuela south to Bolivia and much of Brazil
Paradise Tanager Woodland Parks Zoo RWD.jpg Paradise tanager Tangara chilensis western and northern Amazon Basin in South America, it occurs in Venezuela, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil and the Guianas
Tangara callophrys - Opal-crowned Tanager; Serra do Divisor National Park, Acre, Brazil.jpg Opal-crowned tanager Tangara callophrys southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and Peru and a region of northwestern Bolivia; for Brazil
Tangara velia Opal-rumped Tanager (cropped).jpg Opal-rumped tanager Tangara velia Amazon and Atlantic Forest of South America

Distribution and habitat[]

These tanagers are mainly found high in forest canopies, but some occupy more open habitat. They are found at all elevations below tree line but are most diverse in the Andean subtropical and foothill forests of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

Behaviour and ecology[]

Breeding[]

The female builds a usually well concealed cup nest and lays two brown- or lilac-speckled white eggs. These hatch in 13–14 days and the chicks fledge in a further 15–16 days. The male and female feed the nestlings on insects and fruit, and may be assisted by helpers.

Food and feeding[]

Tangara tanagers pick insects from leaves, or sometimes in flight, but fruit is a major dietary item, accounting for 53-86% of food items in those species which have been studied.

References[]

  1. ^ Sedano, R.E.; Burns, K.J. (2010). "Are the Northern Andes a species pump for Neotropical birds? Phylogenetics and biogeography of a clade of Neotropical tanagers (Aves: Thraupini)". Journal of Biogeography. 37: 325–343. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02200.x.
  2. ^ Brisson, Mathurin Jacques (1760). Ornithologie, ou, Méthode Contenant la Division des Oiseaux en Ordres, Sections, Genres, Especes & leurs Variétés (in French and Latin). Paris: Jean-Baptiste Bauche. Vol. 1 p. 36 and Vol. 3 p. 3.
  3. ^ Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed. (1970). Check-list of Birds of the World. Volume 13. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 359. |volume= has extra text (help)
  4. ^ Jobling, J.A. (2018). del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). "Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  5. ^ Burns, K.J.; Shultz, A.J.; Title, P.O.; Mason, N.A.; Barker, F.K.; Klicka, J.; Lanyon, S.M.; Lovette, I.J. (2014). "Phylogenetics and diversification of tanagers (Passeriformes: Thraupidae), the largest radiation of Neotropical songbirds". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 75: 41–77. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.02.006.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Tanagers and allies". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  7. ^ Burns, K.J.; Unitt, P.; Mason, N.A. (2016). "A genus-level classification of the family Thraupidae (Class Aves: Order Passeriformes)". Zootaxa. 4088 (3): 329–354. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4088.3.2.

Further reading[]

  • ffrench, Richard (1991). A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago (2nd ed.). Comstock Publishing. ISBN 0-8014-9792-2..
  • Hilty, Steven L (2003). Birds of Venezuela. London: Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7136-6418-5..
  • Morton, Isler & Isler, Tanagers ISBN 0-7136-5116-4.
  • Stiles and Skutch, A guide to the birds of Costa Rica ISBN 0-8014-9600-4.

External links[]

  • Media related to Tangara at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Tangara at Wikispecies
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