Tanagers (Thraupidae)
Guira Tanager (Hemithraupis guira) - HBW 16, p. 257
French: Tangara guira
German: Guiratangare
Spanish: Tangara Guirá
Taxonomy: Motacilla Guira Linnaeus, 1766, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Molecular data indicate that this genus and Chrysothlypis are closely related and probably sister-taxa, and that Heterospingus also is closely related to them. This species and H. ruficapilla hybridize to some degree in limited zone of contact in SE Brazil, but do not intergrade. Eight subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- nigrigula (Boddaert, 1783) - locally Venezuela (E of Andes) E to the Guianas and NE Brazil N of R Amazon.
- roraimae (Hellmayr, 1910) - Cerro Roraima region of Venezuela and Guyana.
- guirina (P. L. Sclater, 1856) - Colombia in Cauca Valley (Antioquia S to Valle, once on Pacific slope in Valle), Magdalena Valley and E Andes (W slope from Santander S to Huila, and E slope in at least Boyacá and Cundinamarca and probably S to Caquetá), also Ecuador (W of Andes) and NW Peru (NW Tumbes).
- nigrigula (Boddaert, 1783) - locally Venezuela (E of Andes) E to the Guianas and NE Brazil N of R Amazon.
- roraimae (Hellmayr, 1910) - Cerro Roraima region of Venezuela and Guyana.
- guirina (P. L. Sclater, 1856) - Colombia in Cauca Valley (Antioquia S to Valle, once on Pacific slope in Valle), Magdalena Valley and E Andes (W slope from Santander S to Huila, and E slope in at least Boyacá and Cundinamarca and probably S to Caquetá), also Ecuador (W of Andes) and NW Peru (NW Tumbes).
- huambina Stolzmann, 1926 - S Colombia (Nariño), E Ecuador, E Peru and W Brazil (E to R Madeira).
- boliviana J. T. Zimmer, 1947 - E Bolivia, NW Argentina; probably also Mato Grosso, in C Brazil.
- amazonica J. T. Zimmer, 1947 - C Brazil S of R Amazon (between R Madeira and R Tapajós).
- guira (Linnaeus, 1766) - EC Brazil from R Tocantins E to Ceará and S to Goiás and NW Bahia; also extreme NE Brazil from Paraíba to Alagoas.
- fosteri (Sharpe, 1905) - E Paraguay, NE Argentina (Misiones), and interior SE Brazil from Minas Gerais S to Rio Grande do Sul.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male calling on the top of a branch, then flying away. Locality Murici Reserve, Alagoas State, Brazil (ssp nigrigula)
Josep del Hoyo 9 October 2008 2 years ago 33 sec 3.8 -
A male foraging in a tree Locality Brasília National Park, Federal District, Brazil (ssp amazonica)
Josep del Hoyo 27 June 2007 4 years ago 24 sec 3.3 -
A ventral view of a female Locality Reinita de Cielo Azul Reserve, San Vicente de Chucurí, Santander Department, Colombia (ssp guirina)
Josep del Hoyo 4 February 2007 4 years ago 11 sec 3.3 -
A brief view of a female in a tree, seen at slow motion (33%) Locality Brasília National Park, Federal District, Brazil (ssp amazonica)
Josep del Hoyo 27 June 2007 4 years ago 19 sec 3.2 -
A bird on leaves Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2006 2 years ago 27 sec 3 -
A male in a tree, foraging Locality Refugio Los Volcanes, Amboró National Park, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (ssp boliviana)
Josep del Hoyo 15 August 2005 6 years ago 20 sec 3
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Male on a branch
Locality Pereira, Risaralda Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 28 December 2010 1 year ago 3.5 -
A male perched on a branch
Locality Palma Bonita, Carabobo State, Venezuela
Dilia E. Garcia 6 April 2008 3 years ago 3 -
a just catched male
Locality Refugio Los Volcanes, Amboró National Park, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia
Rainer Mönke 18 November 1999 1 year ago 2.9 -
Eating at feeders
Locality Mirador Rio Blanco, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
David Weaver 1 year ago 2.7 -
A male perched upside down.
Locality Serra de Baturité, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp guira)
Daniêl Jimenez 12 November 2006 3 years ago 2.4 -
A male in a tree.
Locality Serra de Baturité, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp guira)
Daniêl Jimenez 12 November 2006 3 years ago 2.4
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at least two individuals. Contact calls. Locality Garabí, Corrientes Province, Argentina
Kini Roesler 7 May 2009 2 years ago 3
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