List of Birds of Guatemala - Tanagers

Tanagers

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Thraupidae

The tanagers are a large group of small to medium-sized passerine birds restricted to the New World, mainly in the tropics. Many species are brightly coloured. They are seed eaters, but their preference tends towards fruit and nectar. Most have short, rounded wings.

  • Gray-headed Tanager Eucometis penicillata
  • Black-throated Shrike-Tanager Lanio aurantius
  • Crimson-collared Tanager Ramphocelus sanguinolentus
  • Passerini's Tanager Ramphocelus passerinii
  • Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus
  • Yellow-winged Tanager Thraupis abbas
  • Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum
  • Azure-rumped Tanager Tangara cabanisi Endangered
  • Rufous-winged Tanager Tangara lavinia
  • Golden-hooded Tanager Tangara larvata
  • Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
  • Shining Honeycreeper Cyanerpes lucidus
  • Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus
  • Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens
  • Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus
  • Black-headed Saltator Saltator atriceps

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