Seven-colored Tanager
Tangara fastuosa
VUVulnerable Endemic to Brazil
- Family
- Tanagers and Allies (Thraupidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The seven-colo[u]red tanager (Tangara fastuosa) is a vulnerable species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to forests in north-eastern Brazil. It resembles the overall greener green-headed tanager; a species confusingly known as the 'seven-coloured tanager' (saíra-sete-cores) in Portuguese.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Coastal northeastern Brazil (southern Paraíba, eastern Pernambuco, and Alagoas).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Seven-colored tanager
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
