Don't want to see ads? Sign up...




Tangara fastuosa

Seven-colored Tanager


Tangara fastuosa

(Lesson, RP, 1832)
Tángara Colorida
Pintor-verdadeiro

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

 Request change

Synonyms: Tanagra fastuosa.





Filters


Records from Lagoa dos Gatos

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Vulnerable


Description


The seven-colo[u]red tanager (Tangara fastuosa) is a vulnerable species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to forests in north-eastern Brazil. It resembles the overall greener green-headed tanager; a species confusingly known as the ´seven-coloured tanager´ (saíra-sete-cores) in Portuguese.

 The seven-coloured tanager is a 13.5 cm bird named for the spectacular range in colouration of its feathers.
  • Turquoise-green: Head, chin, and mantle
  • Black: Lores, area around bill, back, shoulders, and throat
  • Bright blue: Breast and edge of tail
  • Ultramarine blue: Belly
  • Paler turquoise-blue: Wing-coverts
  • Dark blue: Edging to wing feathers
  • Orange: Edging to tertials, rump, and lower back

Source: Wikipedia, article Tangara fastuosa. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





Geographic distribution


Loading map...




Species photographs

Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 675373
  Adult

Lagoa dos Gatos
Pernambuco
Brazil
02/06/2026
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 675372
  Adult

Lagoa dos Gatos
Pernambuco
Brazil
02/06/2026
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 675370
  Adult

Lagoa dos Gatos
Pernambuco
Brazil
02/06/2026
Pablo Eguia



 View all photographs of the species




 Add a photography of this species






Species vocalizations

Last vocalizations published



 Add an audio of this species





Species videos

Last filmings published




 Add a film of this species





Species reports



 Detail of places sorted by number of records








Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243953206/02/2026BrazilPernambucoRppn Pedra D´antas--agrofloresta da Save Brasil (ud 4), Lagoa dos GatosPablo Eguia
28830021/04/2015BrazilPernambucoLagoa dos GatosCarlos Otávio Araujo Gussoni
Page 1

 Add a record of this species

📖
Recommended citation
Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Seven-colored Tanager (Tangara fastuosa) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 18/09/2026.