Birds of Brazil

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Genus: Compsothraupis (1 species, 1 worldwide)


Scarlet-throated Tanager (Compsothraupis loricata) Male ENDEMIC Sítio Pau d'Arco, Potengi, Brazil
Photograph by Rodrigo Conte © All Rights Reserved.

A large tanager found in the dry caatinga ecosystem. Usually found in large groups, and considered by some to belong in the same genus as the Andean White-capped Tanager.

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