Seven-colored tanager
The seven-colored 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.
| Seven-colored tanager | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Tangara |
| Species: | T. fastuosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Tangara fastuosa (Lesson, R, 1831) | |
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The seven-colored tanager is a 13.5 cm bird named for the spectacular coloration of its feathers.[3]
- 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
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Tangara fastuosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22722823A94786714. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22722823A94786714.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- "VU Seven-coloured Tanager Tangara fastuosa". BirdLife International. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
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