- Tangara desmaresti
Identification
13 cm (5 in)
- Green overall plumage
- Black streaks in upperparts
- Turquoise fore-crown and around eyes
- Black around bill
- Dark throat patch
- Brassy ochre breast
- Yellow line down centre of bright green belly
Distribution
South America: found in the coastal mountains of south-eastern Brazil (Espírito Santo to e Paraná).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Humid montane forest and borders between 500-1800 m.
Behaviour
Usually found in small groups of about a dozen in the canopy.
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of fruits with the addition of insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Arthur Grosset
- BF Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Brassy-breasted Tanager. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brassy-breasted_Tanager
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
