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Saíra-sete-cores / Green-Headed Tanager is a bird of the Thraupidae family, quite common in southeastern Brazil, but can also be found in southeastern Paraguay and northeast of Argentina.
Its scientific name means: from (Tupi) Tangará = dancer; and (German) seledonkopf = Name given to this green bird by Statius Müller (1776), derived from the French Celladon = light green. ⇒ Light green dancer or seledon dancer.
It measures about 13.5 centimeters long and weighs about 18 grams.
The adult male features complex and shiny turquoise plumage, pale yellow-green, black, violet blue, orange yellow, turquoise, light green and green. The eyes are dark with a region around the eyes with black plumage.
The female has the plumage quite similar to the male's plumage, but it has the less intense color appearing to have the most erased colors.
It feeds on wild fruits, with apparent preference for small fruits and dark coloration. Eventually it is seen eating small insects and their larvae, such as caterpillars and termites. Being a general frugivore, it can also feed on exotic fruits in feeders, gardens or backyards of houses, such as bananas, papaya, orange, exotic palm fruits, wild lily, yellow magnolia, etc.
It is a monogamous bird that reaches sexual maturity at 12 months. It makes a bowl type nest, built by both adults with grass and leaves, and lined with soft materials. This nest is usually hidden in vegetation, between tree leaves, or on plants along the trunks and branches.
The time of reproduction of this species takes place between November and February in Brazil, between November and December, in Paraguay, and in November in northeastern Argentina.
The female lays 2 to 4 pale eggs, pink white with brown or gray spots. The incubation lasts from 15 to 17 days and is made by the female. The young man leaves the nest 14 to 18 days after the hatching of eggs. They still depend on parents for food for a few weeks after leaving the nest. Young people previously born can accompany adults for several months during the first year.
It can be found in all strata of the Atlantic Forest and in the low woods of the coast, where it is very frequent. This species can be seen to peers or in small groups, sometimes with up to 20 birds.
- Dreaming about infinity -
Saíra-sete-cores / Green-Headed Tanager is a bird of the Thraupidae family, quite common in southeastern Brazil, but can also be found in southeastern Paraguay and northeast of Argentina.
Its scientific name means: from (Tupi) Tangará = dancer; and (German) seledonkopf = Name given to this green bird by Statius Müller (1776), derived from the French Celladon = light green. ⇒ Light green dancer or seledon dancer.
It measures about 13.5 centimeters long and weighs about 18 grams.
The adult male features complex and shiny turquoise plumage, pale yellow-green, black, violet blue, orange yellow, turquoise, light green and green. The eyes are dark with a region around the eyes with black plumage.
The female has the plumage quite similar to the male's plumage, but it has the less intense color appearing to have the most erased colors.
It feeds on wild fruits, with apparent preference for small fruits and dark coloration. Eventually it is seen eating small insects and their larvae, such as caterpillars and termites. Being a general frugivore, it can also feed on exotic fruits in feeders, gardens or backyards of houses, such as bananas, papaya, orange, exotic palm fruits, wild lily, yellow magnolia, etc.
It is a monogamous bird that reaches sexual maturity at 12 months. It makes a bowl type nest, built by both adults with grass and leaves, and lined with soft materials. This nest is usually hidden in vegetation, between tree leaves, or on plants along the trunks and branches.
The time of reproduction of this species takes place between November and February in Brazil, between November and December, in Paraguay, and in November in northeastern Argentina.
The female lays 2 to 4 pale eggs, pink white with brown or gray spots. The incubation lasts from 15 to 17 days and is made by the female. The young man leaves the nest 14 to 18 days after the hatching of eggs. They still depend on parents for food for a few weeks after leaving the nest. Young people previously born can accompany adults for several months during the first year.
It can be found in all strata of the Atlantic Forest and in the low woods of the coast, where it is very frequent. This species can be seen to peers or in small groups, sometimes with up to 20 birds.