Category: Thraupidae

The Blue-backed Tanager (Cyanicterus cyanicterus), a genus new to Venezuela, with notes on its plumages

Blue-backed Tanager (Cyanicterus cyanicterus) Science Article 1 abstract The little-known Blue-backed Tanager, Cyanicterus cyanlcterus (Vieillot), sole member of its genus, has been recorded primarily as an inhabitant of the Guianas, with an outlying record in Brazil on the lower Rio Negro near Manaus. It will undoubtedly be found eventually in the part of Brazil, ornithologically […]

Complex communication signals: the caseof the Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina(Aves, Emberizidae) song. Part I – A structural analysis

Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina) Science Article 1 abstract The song of the Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina is different for every individual and the structuraldifferences between individuals are quite complex. Samples of songs from different Brazilian localities,as well as from Venezuela and Mexico, were studied through a comparative analysis of their sonograms.From the structural point of […]

Ecological relationships between feather mites (Acari) and wild birds ofEmberizidae (Aves) in a fragment of Atlantic Forest in northeastern Brazil

Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana) Science Article 1 abstract The objective of this study was to investigate feather mites on birds of the Family Emberizidae, tocollect data on the ecological ectoparasite-host relationship and infestation level. A sum of 94 birds of 9 specieswas captured at the Refugio Ecologico Charles Darwin, Igarassu, Pernambuco, Brazil, from August 1996 […]

Conirostrum bicolor Parasitized by Molothrus bonariensis in Surinam

Bicolored Conebill (Conirostrum bicolor) Science Article 1 abstract Hellmayr (Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ. 347, Zoo1. Set. vol 13, 1935, p. 319) includes Surinam in the range of Conirostrum bicolor on evidence of the Penard brothers (Vogels van Guyana, 2, 1910, p. 475), though he mentions no specimens nor localities. In Surinam, as elsewhere in […]

Fulvous-crested Tanager (Tachyphonus surinamus)

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Thraupidae | [latin] Tachyphonus surinamus | [UK] Fulvous-crested Tanager | [FR] Tangara a huppe rousse | [DE] Goldschopf-Tangare | [ES] Frutero de Cresta Leonada | [NL] Goudkuiftangare Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Physical charateristics The male is blue-black with a yellow crown stripe. Rump yellow with upper and underwing coverts white. Shows […]

Grassland Yellow-Finch (Sicalis luteola)

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Thraupidae | [latin] Sicalis luteola | [UK] Grassland Yellow-Finch | [FR] Bouton d’or jaunatre | [DE] Kurzschnabel-Gilbammer | [ES] Semillero Chirigue | [NL] Graslandsafraangors Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Physical charateristics The Grassland Yellow Finch is about 12 cm long and weighs 13 g. The males have bright yellow underparts and rump, […]

Red-billed Pied-Tanager (Lamprospiza melanoleuca)

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Thraupidae | [latin] Lamprospiza melanoleuca | [UK] Red-billed Pied-Tanager | [FR] Tangara a bec rouge | [DE] Rotschnabel-Tangare | [ES] Frutero de Pico Rojo Palido | [NL] Roodsnaveltangare Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Physical charateristics It is fairly unmistakable with its red bill, and white underparts contrasting with the black back, head […]

Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Thraupidae | [latin] Piranga olivacea | [UK] Scarlet Tanager | [FR] Piranga ecarlate | [DE] Scharlachtangare | [ES] Quitrique Rojo | [NL] Zwartvleugeltangare Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Slightly smaller than Summer Tanager, with proportionately slighter and 10-15% shorter bill and 5-10% shorter tail. In adult male, bright red (breeding) or […]

Slate-coloured Seedeater (Sporophila schistacea)

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Thraupidae | [latin] Sporophila schistacea | [UK] Slate-coloured Seedeater | [FR] Sporophile ardoise | [DE] Schieferpfaffchen | [ES] Espiguero Apizarrado | [NL] Leigrijs Dikbekje Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Physical charateristics The male Slate-coloured Seedeater is grey, with older males significantly darker than young […]