Family: Thraupidae

Hemithraupis guira;
Guira Tanager;
Saíra-de-papo-preto.

Motacilla guira LINNAEUS 1766

Local subspecies:
Hemithraupis guira guira,
distributed in NE Brazil, other parts of Brazil, and neighbouring countries.

References:
Hellmayr 1936, p. 374,
Pinto and Camargo 1961, p. 276.


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Guira Tanager (Hemithraupis guira)
13/01/2010; Guaramiranga, Ceará, Brasil. 300 mm f2.8 lens.

Figure 1. Male Guira Tanager, eating banana in a small-holding in Guaramiranga, in the "Serra de Baturité" mountain range in Ceará. The species is rather common in Serra de Baturité.

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Guira Tanager (Hemithraupis guira)
13/01/2010, 27/01/2010; Guaramiranga, Ceará, Brazil; 300 mm f2.8 lens.
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Figure 2. Female, ventral and dorsal view. Left and right photos are probably from the same individual.

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