Red-necked Tanager
Tangara cyanocephala(Müller, PLS, 1776)
English (US) Red-necked Tanager
The Red-necked Tanager (Tangara cyanocephala) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Tangara cyanocephala
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-necked Tanager
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Tangara cyanocephala cearensis
- Tangara cyanocephala corallina
- Tangara cyanocephala cyanocephala
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tanagra cyanocephala
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
- Type locality
- Cayenne ; error, Rio de Janeiro substituted by Berlepsch, 1912, Verh. V. Intern. Ornith. Kongr., Berlin, 1911, p. 1027.
- Original description
- Des Ritters Carl von Linné ... vollständigen Natursystems Supplements- und Register-Band über alle sechs Theile oder Classen des Thierreichs p.159
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Tanagers and Allies
White-bellied Tanager
Tangara brasiliensis
Paradise Tanager
Tangara chilensis
Opal-rumped Tanager
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Opal-crowned Tanager
Tangara callophrys
Green-headed Tanager
Tangara seledon
Seven-Coloured Tanager
Tangara fastuosa
Brassy-breasted Tanager
Tangara desmaresti
Gilt-edged Tanager
Tangara cyanoventris
Rufous-winged Tanager
Tangara lavinia
Bay-headed Tanager
Tangara gyrola
Rufous-cheeked Tanager
Tangara rufigenis
Golden-eared Tanager
Tangara chrysotis
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