| Burnished-buff Tanager (Tangara cayana) |
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Tangara cayana is found in northern and eastern South America, from Colombia and the Guianas south to northeastern Argentina; 7 subspecies. It inhabits tropical forest edges, gallery forests, savannas (cerrado), and seasonally-wet grasslands with clumps of trees; enters gardens, parks, and orchards. Mostly a lowland species, but occurs up to 2,500 m. A medium-sized tanager, mostly opalescent yellowish-brown with a cinnamon-rufous crown, and blue-green wings and tail. A black mask and bluish throat in the northern subspecies (cayana group); in eastern and southern subspecies (flava groups) the black extends from the sides of the face into the chest and upper belly. The female is duller. Breeding was recorded during most months in the north, but mainly in October-November in southeastern Brazil. The nest is a cup of made of leaves, grasses, and rootlets; placed in a tree or shrub 1.5-2.5 m above the ground. The clutch usually contains 2 eggs. Incubation by female only, 12-14 days. Both parents feed the young; fledging after 14-16 days. T. cayana feeds on fruits and insects (including termites, and wasps).
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