Brazilian Tanager Ramphocelus bresilius
(aka Brazilian Silverbeak)

Brazilian name:
 Tiê-sangue
Male Brazilian Tanager, Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil, July 2002 - click for larger image

Brazil

The Brazilian Tanager is endemic to the east coast of Brazil from Paraíba to Santa Catarina. In many ways it is similar to the Silver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus carbo which is much more widespread but does not occur on the east coast.

Female Brazilian Tanager, Brazil, Sept 2000 - click for larger image The male is, however, much more brightly coloured than the Silver-beaked Tanager. Like all Ramphocelus tanagers it has a shiny white area at the base of the lower mandible. The male acquires this plumage in its second year and immature males look like a mixture of male and female plumage.

The female is much duller but only in comparison to her mate. They are very attractive in their own right.

They are normally found near water, either the ocean or a river.

Female Brazilian Tanager, Brazil, Sept 2000 - click for larger image There are recordings on xeno-canto, a distribution map from NatureServe and additional information available via Avibase.
Male Brazilian Tanager, Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil, September 2000 - click for larger image
Male Brazilian Tanager, Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil, December 2006 - click for larger image
Male Brazilian Tanager, Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil, December 2006 - click for larger image
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