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Cinnamon Tanager
Schistochlamys ruficapillus (Vieillot, 1817)
31 gWeight
The cinnamon tanager (Schistochlamys ruficapillus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
Busiest months: October · Most records: Brazil, Argentina
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: October · Most records: Brazil, Argentina
Cinnamon Tanager has been recorded at 42 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Botumirim – Reserva Natural Rolinha-do-planaltoBrazil538 records
- Pousada TrijunçãoBrazil311 records
- PN Serra da CanastraBrazil193 records
More places
- Rio Claro – Campus da UNESPBrazil181 records
- PE do JuqueryBrazil151 records
- Santuário do Caraça – apenas para listas históricasBrazil132 records
- Nova Friburgo – Ecolodge ItororóBrazil90 records
- PN de Boa Nova – Mata do CharmeBrazil50 records
- Santo André – Campo Grande e estrada do Rio ClaroBrazil44 records
- Floresta Estadual Edmundo Navarro de AndradeBrazil42 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The cinnamon tanager (Schistochlamys ruficapillus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
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Questions
How big is the Cinnamon Tanager?
The Cinnamon Tanager weighs around 31 g.
Where does the Cinnamon Tanager live?
Its breeding range: South America: Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. It is most often recorded in Brazil and Argentina.
When is the best time to see the Cinnamon Tanager?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in October (Southern Hemisphere).
Is the Cinnamon Tanager endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Cinnamon Tanager as Least Concern.
What does the Cinnamon Tanager eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the Cinnamon Tanager in?
It belongs to the family Tanagers & Allies (Thraupidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 31 g
- Habitat
- Shrubland
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 81 mm
- Tail
- 71 mm
- Bill
- 16 mm
- Tarsus
- 24 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
South America: Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae
- Genus
- Schistochlamys
Other birds in the genus Schistochlamys
Black-faced TanagerSchistochlamys melanopis
PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema
Coal-crested FinchCharitospiza eucosma
Brown TanagerOrchesticus abeillei
Yellow-shouldered GrosbeakParkerthraustes humeralis
Hooded TanagerNemosia pileata
Cherry-throated TanagerNemosia rourei
Blue-backed TanagerCyanicterus cyanicterus
White-capped TanagerSericossypha albocristata
Scarlet-throated TanagerCompsothraupis loricata
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