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Gilt-edged Tanager
- Scientific name
- Tangara cyanoventris
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Habitat
- Forest mixed
- Wing shape
- Rounded
- Tail shape
- Rounded
Where it came from
The Gilt-edged Tanager, scientifically known as Tangara cyanoventris, is a member of the Thraupidae family endemic to the Atlantic forests of southeastern Brazil. Its discovery and taxonomic classification occurred during the nineteenth-century surge in European ornithological study, as naturalists sought to catalog the vibrant biodiversity of the Neotropics. Like many species within the Tangara genus, it evolved its distinct coloration to navigate the dense, light-dappled canopy of its humid forest habitat.
The species is noted for its specific anatomical features, including rounded wings and a rounded tail, which are specialized adaptations for maneuverability within its complex vegetation environment. These physical traits were documented by early naturalists who focused on the functional morphology of small passerines. While not as widely illustrated in colonial-era plate books as some of its larger counterparts, the Gilt-edged Tanager remains a classic subject for studies regarding the evolutionary radiation of tanagers in isolated, high-altitude forest patches.
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