| Sayaca Tanager (Thraupis sayaca) |
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Thraupis sayaca ranges from northeastern Brazil to Bolivia, Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina (Map). It occurs in a wide range of habitats including dry or humid woodlands, forest edges, savanna, riverine forests, orchards, parks, gardens, and treed urban areas; avoids dense forests. Up to 1,600 m. The Sayaca Tanager is tolerant of human altered environments and has become one of the most common urban birds in southeastern Brazil. T. sayaca feeds on fruits, buds and leaves, but also insects and other invertebrates. It joins mixed-species flocks in fruiting trees. The nest is a compact cup of grass, rootlets and moss, 1.5-9 m above the ground. The clutch 2-3 eggs; incubation 12-14 days. Both parents feed the chicks. The young fledge at ca. 20 days. Nests of this species are sometimes parasitized by the Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis).
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