CREATURE FEATURE: Brazilian Tanager

The Brazilian Tanager (Ramphocelus bresilius) is a medium-sized bird in the Thraupidae family.

The Brazilian Tanager male is crimson-red with black wings and a black tail. The female is olive on her upperparts and yellowish on her underparts with yellow-olive wings and tail. In winter, the male looks similar to the female, except that its wings and tail remain darker. Both the male and female have a pale, stout, smooth beak, pale legs, and small dark eyes.

Brazilian Tanager (male)

It grows to 16-19 centimetres (6-8 inches) tall. Its wingspan is 25-30 centimetres (10-12 inches).

It is endemic to eastern Brazil and far north-eastern Argentina. It occurs along the coast.

It is frugivorous, eating fruit, but it will also eats insects and seeds. 

The female Brazilian Tanager makes a cup-shaped nest and lays 2-3 eggs, which hatch after 11-14 days. The young are brownish in colour. They leave the nest after 9–12 days and can fly after a few weeks. 

Brazilian Tanager (male)
Brazilian Tanager (male)
Brazilian Tanager (male)
Brazilian Tanager (female)
Brazilian Tanager (female)
Brazilian Tanager (female)

Location of photographs: London Zoo, United Kingdom

Photographer: Martina Nicolls

Martina Nicolls: SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM

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