- Schistochlamys ruficapillus
Identification
- Blue-grey upperparts, wings and tail
- Black face mask
- Small cinnamon eyebrow, ear-coverts and throat
- Cinnamon breast and upper belly, grey lower belly
- Cinnamon undertail-coverts
Sexes similar. Immatures are similar but duller.
Distribution
South America: found in east and central Brazil and north-eastern Argentina.
Uncommon to locally fairly common. Former subspecies sicki only known from type locality.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
The subspecies capistrata and sicki are now merged with the nominate.
Habitat
Dry scrubby areas in cerrado and caatinga. Semi-open grassy country, edge of forests.
Behaviour
Feeds mainly on fruit. Takes also some insects.
One breeding record in December in southern Brazil. The nest contained 2 eggs.
Few data on movements. Presumably a partial migrant, leaving seasonally parts of central Brazil.
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/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2011. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 16: Tanagers to New World Blackbirds. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553781
- Arthur Grosset
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cinnamon Tanager. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cinnamon_Tanager
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