Family Tanagers (Thraupidae)

Near Threatened

White-banded Tanager (Neothraupis fasciata)

Taxonomy

French: Tangara unifascié German: Flügelbindentangare Spanish: Tangara bandeada

Other common names: Shrike-like Tanager

Taxonomy:

T[anagra]. fasciata

M. H. C. Lichtenstein

, 1823,

São Paulo, Brazil

Monotypic.

Distribution:

E & S Brazil (from C Maranhão and C Piauí S to Mato Grosso do Sul, São Paulo and Minas Gerais; also SE Amapá), NE Bolivia and NE Paraguay. Recent records from S Suriname (Sipaliwini).

Descriptive notes

16 cm; 26–32 g. Plumage pattern strikingly similar to that of several Lanius shrikes of N latitudes. Male has crown, nape and upperparts to uppertail-coverts... read more

Voice

Gives frequent weak high chipping notes when moving through vegetation. Infrequently heard day song... read more

Habitat

Mainly dense cerrado where crowns of trees shade more than 50% of ground; somewhat less... read more

Food and feeding

Mostly insects and other arthropods; also variety of small fruits, including those of Annona, Miconia, Eugenia... read more

Breeding

Breeding recorded in late Aug–early Dec in C Brazil (Goiás and Distrito Federal); first nests usually at the start of the... read more

Movements

Uncertain; reported as possibly migratory in SC Mato Grosso, but no recent mention of seasonal... read more

Status and conservation

Not globally threatened. Currently considered Near Threatened. Uncommon to fairly common locally. Despite forming small flocks, is seldom very numerous. In Paraguay, recent... read more

Bibliography

Public comments

Recommended citation

Hilty, S. & de Juana, E. (2019). White-banded Tanager (Neothraupis fasciata). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/61574 on 21 May 2019).

Scientific classification

Class: Aves

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

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In past, included in a much broader Emberizidae. Probably sister to Cardinalidae, with these two perhaps sister to Mitrospingidae#R #R #R #R. Family limits and internal structure extensively revised in recent years on basis of numerous genetic studies#R #R #R #R #R #R. These have led to subdivision into 15 subfamilies, as well as numerous other notable changes (as compared to HBW) including: relocation herein of Parkerthraustes and Saltator from Cardinalidae, and of Charitospiza, Coryphaspiza, Embernagra, Emberizoides, Incaspiza, Porphyrospiza, Tiaris, Euneornis, Loxipasser, Loxigilla, Melanospiza, Certhidea, Platyspiza, Pinaroloxias, Geospiza, Volatinia, Coryphospingus, Rhodospingus, Sporophila, Piezorina, Xenospingus, Poospiza, Donacospiza, Sicalis, Phrygilus, Nesospiza, Rowettia, Melanodera, Haplospiza, Acanthidops, Idiopsar, Catamenia, Lophospingus, Diuca, Gubernatrix and Paroaria from Emberizidae (=Passerellidae); and also removal of Chlorophonia and Euphonia to Fringillidae, of Rhodinocichla to Rhodinocichlidae, of Chlorospingus to Passerellidae, of Phaenicophilus to Phaenicophilidae, of Spindalis to Spindalidae, of Nesospingus to Nesospingidae, of Calyptophilus to Calyptophilidae, of Lamprospiza, Mitrospingus and Orthogonys to Mitrospingidae, and of Habia, Chlorothraupis and Piranga to Cardinalidae. Generic limits within family also extensively revised, and associated sequence of species followed herein#R.

Subfamily: Thraupinae

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“Core tanagers”, with over 100 species, including a clade most members of which (Lophospingus, Diuca, Gubernatrix, Paroaria) were previously treated in Emberizidae and one species (Pseudosaltator rufiventris) previously treated in Cardinalidae#R.

Genus: Neothraupis Hellmayr, 1936

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Unusual plumage pattern recalling certain Lanius shrikes; forms a well-supported clade with Lophospingus, Stephanophorus, Cissopis, Schistochlamys, Gubernatrix, Diuca and Paroaria#R #R.

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