Ruby-crowned Tanager - Tachyphonus coronatus

Ruby-crowned Tanager Tachyphonus coronatus

Brazilian name: tiê-preto

Brazil

The Ruby-crowned Tanager is found in south Brazil and adjacent parts of Paraguay and Argentina. See the distribution map at xeno-canto.

It inhabits forest and secondary woodland and is usually found foraging in mid-storey.

The male is entirely blue-black as seen in photos 1, 2, 6 and 7. It has a narrow scarlet crown patch which is only visible when the bird is excited. Its under-wings are white but this is only visible in flight.

The female is rufous-brown above and lighter brown below with flammulation on the breast which is well illustrated in photos 4 and 8.

Female Ruby-crowned Tanager, Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil, July 2002 - click for larger image

Female Ruby-crowned Tanager, Parque do Zizo, São Paulo, Brazil, November 2006 - click for larger image

Male Ruby-crowned Tanager, Parque do Zizo, São Paulo, Brazil, November 2006 - click for larger image

Male Ruby-crowned Tanager, Salesopolis, Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 2025 - click for larger image

Male Ruby-crowned Tanager, Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 2008 - click for larger image

Male Ruby-crowned Tanager, Monte Verde, Espirito Santo, Brazil, October 2025 - click for larger image

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