Seven coloured tanager

Updated on Jan 26, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Tangara Higher classification Tangara		Phylum Chordata Family Thraupidae Scientific name Tangara fastuosa Rank Species

Similar Bird, Tangara, Tanager, Passerine, Green‑headed tanager

The seven-coloured tanager (Tangara fastuosa) is a vulnerable species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to forests in north-eastern Brazil. It resembles the overall greener green-headed tanager; a species confusingly known as the seven-coloured tanager (saíra-sete-cores) in Portuguese.

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The Seven-colored tanager is a 13.5 cm bird named for the spectacular coloration of its feathers.

Turquoise-green: Head, chin and mantle

Black: Lores, area around bill, back, shoulders, and throat

Bright blue: Breast and edge of tail

Ultramarine blue: Belly

Paler turquoise-blue: Wing-coverts

Dark blue: Edging to wing feathers

Orange: Edging to tertials, rump and lower back

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