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).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Several individuals on a fruit feeder Locality Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil (ssp cyanocephala)
Richard Garrigues 4 June 2007 4 years ago 12 sec 4.6 -
Several birds feeding at a feeder together with Green-headed Tanager Locality Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil (ssp cyanocephala)
Josep del Hoyo 18 June 2001 4 years ago 22 sec 4.4 -
A bird on a branch, looking around. Locality Serra de Baturité, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp cearensis)
Josep del Hoyo 2 October 2008 2 years ago 32 sec 4.3 -
Female on the nest. Locality Serra Bonita Private Reserve, Camacan, Bahia State, Brazil (ssp cyanocephala)
Ciro Albano 25 October 2010 1 year ago 33 sec 4.1 -
An individual foraging Locality Jaqueira (Frei Caneca Reserve), Pernambuco State, Brazil (ssp corallina)
Carlos Gussoni 4 February 2010 1 year ago 1 min 1 sec 3.7 -
Four brief shots, repeated at slow motion Locality Tres Picos State Park, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Juan Sanabria 1 November 2011 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 34 sec 3.5
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A male of Tangara cyanocephala cearensis.
Locality Serra de Baturité, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp cearensis)
José Augusto 31 December 2010 1 year ago 4.6 -
A male Red-necked Tanager foraging
Locality Gaspar, Santa Catarina State, Brazil (ssp cyanocephala)
Michael Fritzen 21 August 2010 43 weeks ago 4.1 -
A frontal view of male
Locality Folha Seca, Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 18 August 2010 11 weeks ago 4 -
A bird on a branch.
Locality Serra de Baturité, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp cearensis)
Josep del Hoyo 2 October 2008 2 years ago 3.5 -
An almost adult bird feeds on Schinus terebinthifolius fruits.
Locality Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil (ssp cyanocephala)
Ivan Sazima 17 May 2007 3 years ago 3.5 -
on a branch
Locality Joinville, Santa Catarina State, Brazil (ssp cyanocephala)
oleicfrisbee 35 weeks ago 3.4
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Small flock foraging on the canopy. Locality Jaqueira (Frei Caneca Reserve), Pernambuco State, Brazil
(ssp corallina)
Ciro Albano 19 March 2008 2 years ago 3
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