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Golden-chevroned Tanager/ Sanhaço-de-encontro-amarelo (also known as Sanhaço-rei) is a passerine bird in the Thraupidae family.

 

Scientific name

Its scientific name means: do (Gr.) Thraupis = small bird; and from (Latin) ornata, ornare = with adornment, adorned, ornamented, ornate. ⇒ Small ornate bird.

 

Species easily identifiable by its dark blue-gray color and yellow upper wing coverts, well differentiating itself from other tanager species.

It measures about 18 cm and weighs 43 grams. Species without sexual dimorphism.

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Uploaded on April 4, 2023
Taken on September 9, 2022