Female Ruby-crowned Tanager (Tachyphonus coronatus)

Taken in Peruíbe, a coastal town in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Known as Tiê-preto, in Portuguese.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Nice to see some birds from your beautiful home country :) Posted 9 years ago
1. Natalia Cara
  
  Lion
  
  I going to South and the Northeast in the next couple of months, so I'll get to see many new ones! I'm hoping to win the contest so I can use to money to buy more books to identify them, because mine is only of the species in the Southeast. Posted 9 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    I'll make you a deal. In case you do not win any of the contest prizes, I'll pay for at least one of your new books if you post the species found on your new trip here, and also tell your biologist friends about JungleDragon :)
    
    How about that? Posted 9 years ago
  2. 1. Natalia Cara
      
      Lion
      
      Sounds like a great deal! =D I'm still trying, though! It's just really hard because I have no time at the moment, as I live for my new travels on Tuesday.
      I'm going to try and find a book with all the bird species in the country; it'd be a lot easier than having many different ones! Posted 9 years ago
    2. Natalia Cara
      
      Lion
      
      How do you want to do this? I've been in a new place for 5 days, now, and I'm dying to get a book to identify the ones I've been seeing, because the ones they have here are very old, don't actually include this state, or don't show the distribution, so not very helpful. =P Posted 9 years ago
    3. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Well, which book would you want? Did you search online for a book that is useful to you? Posted 9 years ago
      2. Natalia Cara
        
        Lion
        
        I replied twice!! I don't know why my comments keep disappearing...
        
        I did, but I don't like to buy this kind of book without having seen it in person, because it might not be good... I did just find one that is 80% off, so the price is ridiculous (R$15.00, which is less than U$5.00), but I don't know if it's any good... it does have 460 pages, though... check it out: http://www.saraiva.com.br/aves-do-brasil-guia-pratico-2886157.html Posted 9 years ago
        
        Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Ok, once you have settled on a book, let me know :) Posted 9 years ago
        
        Natalia Cara
        
        Lion
        
        I did find one that seems perfect, but it's probably very expensive (it's out of stock everywhere)... I need a price limit, even though I think this will be the best option. Posted 9 years ago
        
        Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Which one is the perfect one? Just send me the link please. Posted 9 years ago
        
        Natalia Cara
        
        Lion
        
        I went to a book store on Friday, to try and check out the really cheap one, but unfortunately it was out of stock on that particular store. I only found one called "A field guide to the birds of Brazil", which was R$252.90. I did find out the price of the one that seems to be the perfect one (http://www.saraiva.com.br/avifauna-brasileira-guia-de-campo-avis-brasilis-4-ed-2014-7459877.html): R$136, so around U$30... the problem is that it's out of stock everywhere!
        So here's what I'm thinking, why don't we try the ridiculously cheap one, that actually seems to be good (I mean, there are 460 pages!), and you can get me another one to identify a different group of animals, such as mammals, or reptiles, or amphibians, or even fish, or invertebrates... what do you think? Posted 9 years ago
        
        Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        30 USD is fine for me if that you consider that the perfect one. Why won't we make this simpler, I'll grant you USD 50 and you just buy the books you think you want? Please message me privately for the details. Posted 9 years ago
        
        Natalia Cara
        
        Lion
        
        The problem is that it can't be found anywhere! But now the really cheap one is out of stock as well, so I guess I'll wait until I'm back from my trip (Or maybe I'm find some there)... I'll keep you posted!
        Works for me! =) Posted 9 years ago

The Ruby-crowned tanager

The ruby-crowned tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

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Similar species: Perching Birds

Species identified by Natalia Cara