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Tanagers

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae

Species on page (15 species in 9 genera)

Many species that are now in the tanager family were formerly classified as finches (Fringillidae).
Many continue to have the word finch in their common names.
Thraupidae includes hundreds of species - the exact number subject to much debate.
They are among the most speciose families, including up to 4% of all birds by some estimates.
Though numerous, this radiation is endemic to the Americas.

+ Yellow-billed cardinal (Paroaria capitata)
+ Plumbeous sierra finch (Phrygilus unicolor)
+ Peruvian Sierra-Finch (Phrygilus punensis)
+ Common diuca finch (Diuca diuca)
+ Saffron finch (Sicalis flaveola)
+ Palm tanager (Thraupis palmarum)
+ Plain-colored tanager (Tangara inornata)
+ Paradise Tanager (Tangara chilensis)
+ Blue-necked tanager (Tangara cyanicollis )
+ Gilt-edged Tanager (Tangara cyanoventris)
+ Bay-headed tanager (Tangara gyrola)
+ Silver-beaked Tanager (Ramphocelus carbo)
+ Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana)
+ Tawny-crested tanager (Tachyphonus delatrii)

Other Thraupidae

+ Darwin's finches
+ Tanagers
+ Seedeaters - Sporophila
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Yellow-billed cardinal (Paroaria capitata)

Yellow-billed cardinal

yellow-billed cardinal
Yellow-billed cardinal (Paroaria capitata)
Family: Thraupidae
Despite the name, it is actually a tanager, family - Thraupidae
Araras Lodge
The Pantanal
Spring, 2011

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Yellow-billed cardinal

red-capped cardinal
Yellow-billed cardinal (Paroaria capitata)
Family: Thraupidae
The Pantanal
August, 2014

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Plumbeous sierra finch (Phrygilus unicolor)

Bird in geyser field

chile

Plumbeous sierra finch (Phrygilus unicolor)
ID by Sophie Christel
Tatio geysers
Atacama, Chile
Canon T1i,
May 31, 2010

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Peruvian Sierra-Finch (Phrygilus punensis)

lake titicaca

Peruvian Sierra-Finch (Phrygilus punensis)
Family: Thraupidae (tanagers)
Peru
July 11, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Common diuca finch (Diuca diuca)

Diuca

easter island finch
Common diuca finch (Diuca diuca)
Family Thraupidae
Quarry, Easter Island
October 25, 2009
Canon XSi

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Diura

santiago
Common diuca-finch (Diuca diuca)
Family: Thraupidae (tanagers and allies)
Andacollito, Chile
July 2, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Saffron finch (Sicalis flaveola)

Saffron finch

hawaii 2017

Saffron finch (Sicalis flaveola)
Family: Thraupidae (tanagers)
Volcanoes National Park
Hawaii
June 20, 2017
Canon 7D mark II

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Butter bird

hawaii 2017

Saffron finch (Sicalis flaveola)
Family: Thraupidae (tanagers)
Hawaii
June 23, 2017
Canon 7D mark II

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Saffron

minas gerais
Saffron finch (Sicalis flaveola)
Family: Thraupidae (tanagers)
Santuário do Caraça, Minas Gerais
August 1, 2019
Canon EOS 7Dmark II

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Paradise Tanager (Tangara chilensis)

Paradise

san diego
Paradise Tanager (Tangara chilensis)
Family: Thraupidae (tanager family)
San Diego Zoo
March 28, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Blue-necked tanager (Tangara cyanicollis )

California Academy of Science 2019

Blue-necked tanager (Tangara cyanicollis )
Family: Thraupidae (tanager family)
California Academy of Science
May 11, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Palm tanager (Thraupis palmarum)

Getting a tan

panama

Palm Tanager (Thraupis palmarum)
Family: Thraupidae (tanagers)
Canopy Tower
Panama
July 15, 2018
Canon 7DmarkII

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Plain-colored tanager (Tangara inornata )

Plain

panama

Plain-colored tanager (Tangara inornata)
Family: Thraupidae
Canopy Tower
Panama
July 12, 2018
Canon 7DmarkII

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Gilt-edged Tanager (Tangara cyanoventris)

Gilt

minas gerais
Gilt-edged Tanager (Tangara cyanoventris)
Family: Thraupidae (tanagers and allies)
Santuário do Caraça, Minas Gerais
August 1, 2019
Canon EOS 7Dmark II

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Gilt

minas gerais
Gilt-edged Tanager (Tangara cyanoventris)
Family: Thraupidae (tanagers and allies)
Santuário do Caraça, Minas Gerais
August 1, 2019
Canon EOS 7Dmark II

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Bay-headed tanager (Tangara gyrola)

Head of the Bay

California Academy of Science 2021

Bay-headed tanager (Tangara gyrola)
Family: Thraudpidae (tanagers, dacnis, "finches", etc)
California Academy of Science
September 14, 2021
With Viruses in the News
Canon 7Dmark2

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Silver-beaked Tanager (Ramphocelus carbo)

California Academy of Science 2021

Silver-beaked Tanager (Ramphocelus carbo)
Family: Thraupidae (tanagers)
California Academy of Science
September 14, 2021
With Viruses in the News
Canon 7Dmark2

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California Academy of Science 2021

Silver-beaked Tanager (Ramphocelus carbo)
Family: Thraupidae (tanagers)
California Academy of Science
September 14, 2021
With Viruses in the News
Canon 7Dmark2

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Hair on fire

California Academy of Science 2019

Silver-beaked Tanager (Ramphocelus carbo)
Family: Thraupidae (tanagers)
California Academy of Science
May 11, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Flame-rumped tanager (Ramphocelus flammigerus)

Butt on fire

panama

Flame-rumped tanager (Ramphocelus flammigerus)
Family: Thraupidae (tanagers)
El Valle, Panama
August 27, 2023
Canon R5

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Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana)

panama

Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana)
Family: Thraudpidae (tanagers, dacnis, "finches", etc)
Canopy Tower
Panama
July 13, 2018
Canon 7DmarkII

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California Academy of Science 2021

Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana)
Family: Thraudpidae (tanagers, dacnis, "finches", etc)
California Academy of Science
September 14, 2021
With Viruses in the News
Canon 7Dmark2

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Tawny-crested tanager (Tachyphonus delatrii)

panama

Tawny-crested tanager (Tachyphonus delatrii)
Family: Thraupidae (tanagers)
El Valle, Panama
August 27, 2023
Canon R5

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Created: May 19, 2014 (from darwinsfinches.html)
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