Brazilian tanager

The Brazilian tanager (Ramphocelus bresilia) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is endemic to Brazil though possibly has occurred in Argentina.

The Brazilian tanager is about 18 cm (7 in) long and weighs 27.9 to 35.5 g (0.98 to 1.3 oz). It has a heavy bill with a wide base to the mandible. The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males of the nominate subspecies are mostly rich shiny red that is slightly darker on the back; the feathers of the central back have black bases that sometimes show. Their head, neck, and throat have a plush appearance. Their wings and tail are black, sometimes with inconspicuous red tips on the median upperwing coverts. Adult females have a grayish brown head, neck, throat, upperparts, wings, and tail, though sometimes the forecrown and rump have a reddish tinge. Their breast, belly, and undertail coverts are brownish red. Males of subspecies R. b. dorsalis have a darker red back than the nominate; females are like the nominate. Both sexes of both subspecies have a reddish brown iris and dull brown to slate-gray legs. Males have a blackish bill with a white basal half on the mandible. Females have a dusky brown bill.