Green-headed Tanager Tangara seledon

Brazilian name:
saíra-sete-cores
Green-headed Tanager, Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil, Aug 2002 - click for larger image

Brazil

The Green-headed Tanager is found in south east Brazil and part of Argentina and Paraguay.

Its turquoise head and neck change into a yellow half-collar then black. The wing coverts are dark blue while the wings are black broadly edged green. It has a black bib, a turquoise belly and a bright orange rump normally only visible when it flies.

Green-headed Tanager, Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil, July 2002 - click for larger image They tend to move around in flocks of 10 to 20 birds and also to form part of mixed flocks. They feed on fruit and insects normally fairly high in the tree canopy.

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

Green-headed Tanager, Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil, July 2002 - click for larger image
Green-headed Tanager, Parque do Zizo, São Paulo, Brazil, November 2006 - click for larger image
Green-headed Tanager, Camacan, Bahia, Brazil, November 2006 - click for larger image
Green-headed Tanager, Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 2006 - click for larger image
Green-headed Tanager, Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 2006 - click for larger image
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