Brazilian name: saíra-militar
Brazil
The Red-necked Tanager is found along the
east coast of Brazil from Ceará to Rio Grande do Sul and
into northern Argentina.
They are found generally in the Atlantic Rain Forest, on forest
borders but in scrub in the north east of Brazil.
It is a very colourful bird with cobalt
blue crown and chin, black forehead, red "scarf", a
turquoise line round the eyes and above the forehead, green
underparts, black wings with broad green edging and a
yellow-orange line on the wing coverts.
Photos 1 to 4 were taken at Ubatuba, São Paulo and are
males of the nominate sub-species.
Photos 5 to 8 are from the Serra de
Baturité, Ceará and are of the sub-species T.
c. cearensis. These are slightly smaller than the nominate
and note also the turquoise-blue at the rump and base of the tail
which is absent in the nominate.
The female in photos 6 and 7 is duller with a mantle streaked
black and dull yellow. Photo 8 is of a young bird.
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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