Scarlet-throated Tanager

The Scarlet-throated Tanager is one of the largest tanagers; 21 cm in length and with a weight of 72.5g. Females are entirely black, while males have red throat. It is endemic to north-eastern Brazil, being almost entirely restriced to the region dominated by Caatinga. It is often found near water and typically at elevations of 200-1000 m . Typically seen in pairs or groups of up to 8 individuals. Has a habit of perching on branches high in trees. Slow-moving. In the breeding season, males fluff the feathers of the back to show off the white bases. The nest is well hidden, and typically placed deep in vegetation or in an abandoned woodpeckers hole.

The Scarlet-throated Tanager is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Scarlet-throated Tanager - Compsothraupis loricata Scarlet-throated Tanager - Compsothraupis loricata Scarlet-throated Tanager Compsothraupis loricata Palmeiras, Bahia state, Brazil. Males. A big, aberrant tanager endemic to dry forests of northeastern Brazil. They often move around in large flocks of a dozen birds or more. (D3) Scarlet-throated Tanager Compsothraupis loricata Palmeiras, Bahia state, Brazil. Female. More

The Scarlet-throated Tanager, Compsothraupis loricata, is a small passerine bird. It is placed in the tanager family, although highly aberrant, with some even having suggested that it could be a corvid or icterid. It is the only member of the genus Compsothraupis. The Scarlet-throated Tanager is one of the largest tanagers; 21 cm (8½ in) in length and with a weight of 72.5g. Females are entirely black, while males have red throat. More

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Scarlet-throated Tanager The Scarlet-throated Tanager Compsothraupis loricata is a small passerine bird, one of the tanager family. It is the only member of the genus Compsothraupis.The Scarlet-throated Tanager is one of the largest tanagers, 21 cm in length and weighs 72.5g. Males have red throat. It occurs in Brazil at elevations of 200-1000 m. Groups of up to 8 individuals inhabit woodlands. Have habit of perching on branches high in trees. Slow-moving. More

Scarlet-throated Tanager Compsothraupis loricata 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Least Concern Justification This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence 30% decline over ten years or three generations). More

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Scarlet-throated Tanager Compsothraupis loricata = Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil - Mar, 2004 More

Scarlet-throated Tanager Compsothraupis loricata = Described by: Lichtenstein (1819) Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors Old scientific name(s): Sericossypha loricata Photographs Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil - Mar, 2004 More

Scarlet-throated Tanager (Compsothraupis loricata) by Ciro Albano. More