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Azure-shouldered tanager

Thraupis cyanoptera (Vieillot, 1817)

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The azure-shouldered tanager (Thraupis cyanoptera) is a species in the family Thraupidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 43 g to 43.3 g.

Azure-shouldered tanager (Thraupis cyanoptera)
Photo: Nortondefeis · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the azure-shouldered tanager

Weight
43.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the azure-shouldered tanager live?

Not recorded

What is the azure-shouldered tanager?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The azure-shouldered tanager (Thraupis cyanoptera) is a species of bird in the tanager family, Thraupidae. Described by the French zoologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1817, it is only found in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, from southeastern Bahia, eastern Minas Gerais, and Espírito Santo south to northern Rio Grande do Sul. It inhabits humid montane forests, open woodlands, secondary growth, and forest edges and can be found at elevations of up to 1,600 m (5,200 ft), but usually stays below 1,200 m (3,900 ft).

The species feeds on fruit, flowers, and leaves. Its habit of eating leaves is an unusual aspect of its diet. Foraging takes place in mixed-species or single species flocks of as many as 15–20 birds. Like other tanagers in southeastern Brazil, the azure-shouldered tanager's breeding season begins after the end of the dry season. Nests are generally built deep inside tangles of epiphytic bromeliads in trees. Eggs are laid in clutches of two and may be either pale blue with some very dark purple spots or white with evenly spread-out small brown splotches. As of 2024, it is classified as being least concern on the IUCN Red List, an upgrade from its previous assessment of near threatened.

From the Wikipedia article “Azure-shouldered tanager” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Azure-shouldered_tanager&oldid=1384613789), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the azure-shouldered tanager endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the azure-shouldered tanager classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyThraupidae
  6. genusThraupis
  7. SpeciesThraupis cyanoptera (Vieillot, 1817)

Synonyms Saltator cyanopterus, Tanagra cyanoptera, Tanagra episcopus, Tanagra inornata, Tanagra mornata, Tangara cyanoptera

Other names and names in other languages (27)
  • tàngara cianòpteraCatalan
  • tangara modrokřídláCzech
  • tanagr ysgwyddlasWelsh
  • Blåskuldret TangarDanish
  • ViolettschultertangareGerman
  • bluŝultra tangaroEsperanto
  • Tangara cianópteraSpanish
  • kobolttitangaraFinnish
  • Tangara à épaulettes bleuesFrench
  • Calliste à épaulettes bleuesFrench
  • krupnokljuna tangaraCroatian
  • Tanagra spalleazzurreItalian
  • オオソライロフウキンチョウJapanese
  • mėlynpetis traupisLithuanian
  • AzuurschoudertangareDutch
  • cyantanagarNorwegian
  • tangarka lazurowoskrzydłaPolish
  • tangará-d'ombros-azuisPortuguese
  • sanhaço-de-encontro-azulPortuguese
  • Синеплечая танаграRussian
  • Синеплечий трауписRussian
  • tangara modroplecáSlovak
  • blåskuldrad tangaraSwedish
  • Mavi Omuzlu TangaraTurkish
  • саяка лазуроваUkrainian
  • 蓝肩裸鼻雀Chinese
  • 天藍肩裸鼻雀Chinese

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Relatives of the azure-shouldered tanager

Other species in the same genus Thraupis.

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Common questions

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How big is the azure-shouldered tanager?

An adult azure-shouldered tanager weighs 43.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the azure-shouldered tanager?

The azure-shouldered tanager (Thraupis cyanoptera) belongs to the family Thraupidae in the order Passeriformes.

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  title = {Azure-shouldered tanager (Thraupis cyanoptera)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/azure-shouldered-tanager},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}