Brassy-breasted tanager
Tangara desmaresti (Vieillot, 1819)
The brassy-breasted tanager (Tangara desmaresti) is a species in the family Thraupidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 20.3 g to 20.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the brassy-breasted tanager
- Weight
- 20.4 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
- 3src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the brassy-breasted tanager live?
Not recorded
What is the brassy-breasted tanager?
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.
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Is the brassy-breasted tanager endangered?
The brassy-breasted tanager is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the brassy-breasted tanager classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyThraupidae
- genusTangara
- SpeciesTangara desmaresti (Vieillot, 1819)
Synonyms Tanagra desmaresti
Other names and names in other languages (26)
- tàngara de DesmarestCatalan
- tangara hnědohlaváCzech
- tanagr bronbresWelsh
- Gulbuget TangarDanish
- OrangebrusttangareGerman
- latunbrusta tangaroEsperanto
- Tangara de DesmarestSpanish
- okrarintatangaraFinnish
- Calliste de DesmarestFrench
- tirkiznočela tangaraCroatian
- Tanagra pettottoneItalian
- ヤイロフウキンチョウJapanese
- oranžiakrūtė tanagraLithuanian
- OranjeborsttangareDutch
- messingtanagarNorwegian
- tangarka czarnoczelnaPolish
- Saíra-verdePortuguese
- saíra-lagartaPortuguese
- tangará-de-desmarestPortuguese
- Оранжевогрудая танаграRussian
- tangara hôrnaSlovak
- mässingstangaraSwedish
- Turuncu Göğüslü TangaraTurkish
- танагра чорнолобаUkrainian
- 銅胸唐加拉雀Chinese
- 铜胸靓唐纳雀Chinese
Relatives of the brassy-breasted tanager
Other species in the same genus Tangara.
Paradise tanager
Tangara chilensis
Green-headed tanager
Tangara seledon
Seven-colored tanager
Tangara fastuosa
Silver-throated tanager
Tangara icterocephala
Golden tanager
Tangara arthus
Red-necked tanager
Tangara cyanocephala
CompareBrassy-breasted tanager vs Paradise tanagerBrassy-breasted tanager vs Green-headed tanagerBrassy-breasted tanager vs Seven-colored tanagerBrassy-breasted tanager vs Silver-throated tanager
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the brassy-breasted tanager?
An adult brassy-breasted tanager weighs 20.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the brassy-breasted tanager endangered?
The brassy-breasted tanager is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the brassy-breasted tanager?
The brassy-breasted tanager (Tangara desmaresti) belongs to the family Thraupidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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