Burnished-military

Burnished-military

Tangara cyanocephala, also known as Burnished-of-handkerchief, had left-necked-red, soldier and verdelim (NE), is a passerine bird in the Thraupidae family.
It has three subspecies of subtle diagnoses, often even questionable, based on size, extent of red stripe on the neck, the color on the head and color of supracaudais coverts (the latter most notable character). Extreme (T. c. Cyanocephalae T. c. Cearensis) are well differentiated, however T. c. Corallina may just be a intergradante population, and not a valid taxon, which points to the need for a group of taxonomic revision.
Tangara cyanocephala cyanocephala: inhabits from the south of the Holy Spirit to Rio Grande do Sul, more Paraguay and northern Argentina (Misiones);
Tangara cyanocephala coral: the Pernambuco coast to the Holy Spirit; It is distinguished from the noun form to be, on average, slightly lower; the track in the neck is a red a little paler; the yellow bar on the wing is narrower and lower parts are yellowish.
Tangara cyanocephala cearensis: Serra do Baturité, Ceará. Critically Endangered. Differs from the nominal form and prior to have a crown of a blue-purple, black feathers on top of the canyon between the red stripe and the blue end of the throat, and especially for having feather light blue in coverts supracaudais .
features

Shows the clear bright red band around the neck and metallic blue crown on her head. In females the red band is duller, tending to cinnamon hue. Body in uniform green hue, with black back and yellow stripe on the green feathers of the wings. The birds of the population of southern Brazil, tend to have above average body size of 11 cm. In turn, the Northeast-military tanagers are smaller, below the average standard.
food

Berries, insects, larvae and nectar / pollen of flowers. Attending orchards. Commonly are seen feeding on small shrubs and even on undergrowth.
reproduction

Usually from September to December. Nests in cup shape with 3 eggs, usually made in bromeliads and tangles of epiphytes, the average and high altitude. Male and female care for the young.
habits

Commonly seen in mixed flocks with T. desmaresti, Dacnis spp., Tachyphonus spp. and Euphonia spp. When in power in fruit trees, flocks may include T. seledon, cyanoventris T. and Thraupis spp.