Birds of Brazil - Tachyphonus


Ruby-crowned Tanager (Tachyphonus coronatus) Male Trilha dos Tucanos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas) © All Rights Reserved.


Ruby-crowned Tanager (Tachyphonus coronatus) Female Vale do Ribeira, Registro-SP, Brazil
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Male's ruby crown often not visible.
Alt. photo not showing crown.


Red-shouldered Tanager (Tachyphonus phoenicius) Male Inírida, Guainía, Colombia
Photograph by Robert Scanlon © All Rights Reserved.


Red-shouldered Tanager (Tachyphonus phoenicius) Female Inírida, Guainía, Colombia
Photograph by Robert Scanlon © All Rights Reserved.


White-lined Tanager (Tachyphonus rufus) Male Farallones National Park, Colombia The white on the shoulder is sometimes visible but best seen during flight.
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


White-lined Tanager (Tachyphonus rufus) Female Farallones National Park, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Additional photo.
Additional photo.


Fulvous-crested Tanager (Tachyphonus surinamus brevipes) Male Reserva Natural La Isla Escondida, Orito, Putumayo, Colombia A male not showing red crest line or fulvous rump.
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Fulvous-crested Tanager (Tachyphonus surinamus surinamus) Female Manaus, Brazil
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Found in forest understory (Ridgely). Adapts well to forest degradation. Thin crest on male often hidden or hard to see. On male note fulvous crest, rump and white borders to wings. Note also a red patch on lower side. Compare male to Flame-crested Tanager which has a fulvous throat.