- Tangara (genus)
Taxobox
name = " Tangara "
image_width = 250px
image_caption =Paradise Tanager , "Tangara chilensis"
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Aves
ordo =Passeriformes
familia =Thraupidae
genus = " Tangara"
genus_authority = Brisson,1760
subdivision_ranks = species
subdivision = About 50, see list"Tangara " is a large
genus ofbird s of thetanager family. Many have restricted ranges.These tanagers are mainly found high in forest canopies, but some occupy more open habitat.
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.
"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.
pecies in taxonomic order
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Plain-colored Tanager , "Tangara inornata"
*Turquoise Tanager , "Tangara mexicana"
**White-bellied Tanager , "Tangara mexicana brasiliensis"
*Azure-rumped Tanager , "Tangara cabanisi"
*Gray-and-gold Tanager , "Tangara palmeri"
*Paradise Tanager , "Tangara chilensis"
*Seven-colored Tanager , "Tangara fastuosa"
*Green-headed Tanager , "Tangara seledon"
*Red-necked Tanager , "Tangara cyanocephala"
*Brassy-breasted Tanager , "Tangara desmaresti"
*Gilt-edged Tanager , "Tangara cyanoventris"
*Blue-whiskered Tanager , "Tangara johannae"
*Green-and-gold Tanager , "Tangara schrankii"
*Emerald Tanager , "Tangara florida"
*Golden Tanager , "Tangara arthus"
*Silver-throated Tanager , "Tangara icterocephala"
*Golden-eared Tanager , "Tangara chrysotis"
*Saffron-crowned Tanager , "Tangara xanthocephala"
*Flame-faced Tanager , "Tangara parzudakii"
*Yellow-bellied Tanager , "Tangara xanthogastra"
*Spotted Tanager , "Tangara punctata"
*Speckled Tanager , "Tangara guttata"
*Dotted Tanager , "Tangara varia"
*Rufous-throated Tanager , "Tangara rufigula"
*Bay-headed Tanager , "Tangara gyrola"
*Rufous-winged Tanager , "Tangara lavinia"
*Burnished-buff Tanager , "Tangara cayana"
*Black-backed Tanager , "Tangara peruviana"
*Lesser Antillean Tanager , "Tangara cucullata"
*Chestnut-backed Tanager , "Tangara preciosa"
*Scrub Tanager , "Tangara vitriolina"
*Green-capped Tanager , "Tangara meyerdeschauenseei"
*Rufous-cheeked Tanager , "Tangara rufigenis"
*Golden-naped Tanager , "Tangara ruficervix"
*Metallic-green Tanager , "Tangara labradorides"
*Blue-browed Tanager , "Tangara cyanotis"
*Blue-necked Tanager , "Tangara cyanicollis"
*Golden-hooded Tanager , "Tangara larvata"
*Masked Tanager , "Tangara nigrocincta"
*Spangle-cheeked Tanager , "Tangara dowii"
*Green-naped Tanager , "Tangara fucosa"
*Beryl-spangled Tanager , "Tangara nigroviridis"
*Blue-and-black Tanager , "Tangara vassorii"
*Black-capped Tanager , "Tangara heinei"
*Sira Tanager , "Tangara phillipsi"
*Silver-backed Tanager , "Tangara viridicollis"
*Straw-backed Tanager , "Tangara argyrofenges"
*Black-headed Tanager , "Tangara cyanoptera"
*Opal-rumped Tanager , "Tangara velia"
**Silvery-breasted Tanager , "Tangara velia cyanomelas"
*Opal-crowned Tanager , "Tangara callophrys"References
*cite book
last = ffrench | first = Richard
title = A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago
edition=2nd edition | year=1991 | publisher=Comstock Publishing
isbn = 0-8014-9792-2 .
*cite book
last = Hilty | first = Steven L
title = Birds of Venezuela
publisher = Christopher Helm | date=2003 | location = London
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
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