Chestnut-headed Tanager
Thlypopsis pyrrhocoma
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusThlypopsis (Thlypopsis Tanagers)
- SpeciesThlypopsis pyrrhocoma (Chestnut-headed Tanager)
About the Chestnut-headed Tanager
The chestnut-headed tanager (Thlypopsis pyrrhocoma) is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is found in the Atlantic Forest of southeast Brazil, eastern Paraguay, and far northeastern Argentina. It was formerly the only member of the genus Pyrrhocoma but is now placed in Thlypopsis.
The chestnut-headed tanager was formally described in 1844 by the English naturalist Hugh Edwin Strickland under the binomial name Tachyphonus ruficeps. The species was subsequently placed in the monotypic genus Pyrrhocoma by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that the chestnut-headed tanager was embedded in a clade containing members of the genus Thlypopsis. The genera were therefore merged but as Thlypopsis already contained the rust-and-yellow tanager as Thlypopsis ruficeps d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837, a new specific epithet pyrrhocoma was coined for the chestnut-headed tanager, using the earlier generic name "to communicate past taxonomic connections". The name comes from the Ancient Greek purrhokomēs meaning "red-haired". The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-headed Tanager in Iguazú National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-headed Tanager sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 136 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Chestnut-headed Tanager in Iguazú National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-headed Tanager in Iguazú National Park in our monthly data.