Seven-colored tanager
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Tangara fastuosa

The seven-colored tanager (Tangara fastuosa ) is a vulnerable species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to forests in north-eastern Brazil. It resembles the overall greener green-headed tanager; a species confusingly known as the seven-coloured tanager (saíra-sete-cores ) in Portuguese.

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The Seven-colored tanager is a 13.5 cm bird named for the spectacular coloration of its feathers.

  • Turquoise-green: Head, chin and mantle
  • Black: Lores, area around bill, back, shoulders, and throat
  • Bright blue: Breast and edge of tail
  • Ultramarine blue: Belly
  • Paler turquoise-blue: Wing-coverts
  • Dark blue: Edging to wing feathers
  • Orange: Edging to tertials, rump and lower back

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Seven-colored tanager
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References

1. Seven-colored tanager Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven-colored_tanager
2. Seven-colored tanager on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22722823/94786714
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/431350

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