Seven-colored Tanager

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