Seven-colored tanager
Species of bird
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The seven-colo[u]red tanager (Tangara fastuosa) is a vulnerable species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to forests in north-eastern Brazil. It resembles the overall greener green-headed tanager; a species confusingly known as the 'seven-coloured tanager' (saíra-sete-cores) in Portuguese.
| Seven-colo[u]red tanager | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Tangara |
| Species: | T. fastuosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Tangara fastuosa (Lesson, R, 1831) | |
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Description
The seven-coloured tanager is a 13.5 cm bird named for the spectacular range in colouration of its feathers.[3]
