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Red-necked Tanager
- Scientific name
- Tangara cyanocephala
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Habitat
- Forest mixed
- Wing shape
- Rounded
- Tail shape
- Rounded
Where it came from
The Red-necked Tanager, Tangara cyanocephala, is a passerine bird native to the Atlantic forest biome of South America. It is a member of the Thraupidae family, which represents one of the largest and most colorful avian groups in the Neotropics. Like many members of the genus Tangara, it evolved to occupy canopy niches where its specialized diet of small fruits and insects supports the high metabolic demands of its vibrant, multi-colored plumage.
The species is characterized by its rounded wing and tail morphology, physical adaptations that facilitate the agile, short-burst flight patterns required to navigate dense forest foliage. Ornithologically, it has long been studied for its complex coloration patterns, which include a distinctive turquoise crown and a deep red collar that gives the bird its common name. Historically, the species has been the subject of conservation monitoring due to its reliance on specific subtropical forest tracts that have been fragmented by human development.
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