| Azure-shouldered
Tanager Thraupis
cyanoptera Brazilian name: Sanhaçu-de-encontro-azul |
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Brazil
The Azure-shouldered Tanager is found in south-east Brazil although there is an old and doubtful record from Paraguay. It inhabits forest on the slopes of the Serra do Mar and is more of a forest bird than the very similar Sayaca Tanager Thraupis sayaca. |
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Other differences from Sayaca
are its heavier bill, the deep blue shoulders (which can be hard
to see) and a greenish tinge to the flanks of the belly.
There are recordings on xeno-canto, a distribution map from NatureServe and additional information available via Avibase. There is a page in Portuguese on Wikiaves. |
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It is classified as Near Threatened by Birdlife International because of its relatively low population and the threat to its habitat - the canopy and borders of the Atlantic Rain Forest. | |||
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