Red-necked tanager

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The red-necked tanager (Tangara cyanocephala) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest.

Taxonomy and systematics

The red-necked tanager was first described by Philipp Müller in 1776 as Tanagra cyanocephala. There are three recognised subspecies of the red-necked tanager:

Description

It is mostly green with a black back and a blue head and throat.

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