Guira Tanager Hemithraupis guira
Andrew Johnstone and Kevin J. Burns
Version: 1.0 — Published January 21, 2011
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
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Catalan | tàngara güirà |
Dutch | Guiratangare |
English | Guira Tanager |
English (United States) | Guira Tanager |
French | Tangara guira |
French (France) | Tangara guira |
German | Guiratangare |
Japanese | カオグロキゴシフウキンチョウ |
Norwegian | guiratanagar |
Polish | cudotanagerek czarnolicy |
Portuguese (Brazil) | saíra-de-papo-preto |
Portuguese (Portugal) | Saíra-de-papo-preto |
Russian | Танагра-гуира |
Serbian | Guira tangara |
Slovak | sajra guira |
Spanish | Tangara Guirá |
Spanish (Argentina) | Saíra Dorada |
Spanish (Ecuador) | Tangara Güira |
Spanish (Paraguay) | Saíra dorada |
Spanish (Peru) | Tangara Guira |
Spanish (Spain) | Tangara guirá |
Spanish (Uruguay) | Saíra Dorada |
Spanish (Venezuela) | Pintasilgo Buchinegro |
Swedish | guiratangara |
Turkish | Guira Tangarası |
Ukrainian | Танагрик чорнощокий |
Introduction
Guira Tanagers are small, brightly colored tanagers that occur is South America from Colombia south to Argentina. There are four subspecies recognized, all of which inhabit lowland forest and tall scrub. Their diet consists of various insects, fruits and seeds. They are mostly seen in small groups or flocks up to 25 individuals; often in mixed species flocks. Although the Guira Tanager is widely distributed and is fairly common, the natural history of this species is poorly documented. The Guira Tanager is listed as a species of Least Concern by the IUCN.