Brassy-breasted Tanager

Tangara desmaresti

(Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
Tángara de Pecho Bronceado
Saíra-lagarta

Family: Thraupidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Synonyms: Tanagra desmaresti.

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Records from Parque Nacional Itatiaia

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Description

The brassy-breasted tanager (Tangara desmaresti) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Taxonomy and systematics: The brassy-breasted tanager was first described as Tanagra Desmaresti by Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1819 on the basis of a specimen from Brazil. The generic name Tangara is from the Tupí word tangara, meaning ´dancer´. The specific epithet desmaresti is a patronym in honor of Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest, who wrote the book Histoire des Tangaras.

Source: Wikipedia, article Tangara desmaresti. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.