Diademed Tanager Stephanophorus diadematus

Brazilian name: sanhaçu-frade

Diademed Tanager, Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 2008 - click for larger image Brazil


The Diademed Tanager is distributed in south-east Brazil from south-east Minas Gerais to Rio Grande do Sul, Uruguay and adjacent areas of north-east Argentina and south-east Paraguay. See the distribution map at xeno-canto.
Diademed Tanager, Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 2008 - click for larger image

It is found in Araucaria and other montane forest types as well as in gardens and parks. It is often seen perched on top of bushes as in photo 2.

It is a very attractive dark purplish blue with black forehead, mask and chin. The wings are black with blue edging but the most distinctive feature is the red patch surrounded by white on the crown.

Diademed Tanager, Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 2008 - click for larger image

Sexes look alike but photo 4 shows an immature bird emerging from its sooty-black colouration.

Diademed Tanager, Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 2008 - click for larger image
Diademed Tanager, Pico de Babilonia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 20228 - click for larger image
Diademed Tanager, Urupema, Santa Catarina, Brazil, October 2022 - click for larger image
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