Sayaca Tanager (Thraupis sayaca)
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Sayaca Tanager

Thraupis sayaca (Linnaeus, 1766)

32 gWeight

The sayaca tanager (Thraupis sayaca) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers.

Busiest months: October · Most records: Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: October · Most records: Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay

Sayaca Tanager has been recorded at 296 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 6 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Carapicuíba – Condomínio Palos VerdesBrazil7,751 records
  2. Reserva Ecológica Costanera SurArgentina6,010 records
  3. Foz do Iguaçu – listas históricasBrazil1,843 records
More places
  1. Parque IbirapueraBrazil1,828 records
  2. Rio Claro – Campus da UNESPBrazil1,816 records
  3. Floresta Estadual Edmundo Navarro de AndradeBrazil1,557 records
  4. Parque Ecológico do TietêBrazil1,328 records
  5. Gran Asunción – Parque Guasu MetropolitanoParaguay1,120 records
  6. Jardín de PicafloresArgentina1,098 records
  7. Poconé – Pousada PiuvalBrazil1,085 records

Countries and regions with the most records

BrazilArgentinaParaguayBoliviaUruguayPeru

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 sayaca tanager (Thraupis sayaca) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers. It is a common resident in northeastern, central, and southeastern Brazil (Portuguese: sanhaço or sanhaçu ), and Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina (where they are known as celestinos or celestinas). A few are recorded from far southeastern Peru, but its status there is unclear, in part due to the potential of confusion with the very similar juveniles of the blue-grey tanager.

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Questions

How big is the Sayaca Tanager?

The Sayaca Tanager weighs around 32 g.

Where does the Sayaca Tanager live?

Its breeding range: South America: eastern, southeastern, south-central. It is most often recorded in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.

When is the best time to see the Sayaca Tanager?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in October (Southern Hemisphere).

What does the Sayaca Tanager eat?

Main food: Omnivore.

What family is the Sayaca Tanager in?

It belongs to the family Tanagers & Allies (Thraupidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
32 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Omnivore
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
90 mm
Tail
66 mm
Bill
16 mm
Tarsus
20 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

South America: eastern, southeastern, south-central

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae
Genus
Thraupis

Other birds in the genus Thraupis

Sayaca Tanager

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