Tanagers (Thraupidae)

Red-necked Tanager (Tangara cyanocephala) - HBW 16, p. 216

French: Calliste à tête bleue German: Blaukappentangare Spanish: Tangara Militar

Taxonomy: Tanagra cyanocephala Statius Müller, 1776, Cayenne; error = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Based on molecular-genetic studies this species forms a monophyletic clade with T. fastuosa, T. seledon, T. cyanoventris and T. desmaresti. Three subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • cearensis Cory, 1916 - Ceará, in NE Brazil.
  • corallina (Berlepsch, 1903) - Pernambuco and adjacent N Bahia, in E Brazil.
  • cyanocephala (Statius Müller, 1776) - SE Brazil (from Espírito Santo S to Rio Grande do Sul), SE Paraguay (Canindeyú) and adjacent NE Argentina (Misiones).