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title: "Diademed Tanager"
description: "Stephanophorus diadematus — Birds. The diademed tanager (Stephanophorus diadematus) is a species of Neotropical bird in the tanager family Thraupidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/diademed-tanager
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Diademed Tanager

> Stephanophorus diadematus — Birds. The diademed tanager (Stephanophorus diadematus) is a species of Neotropical bird in the tanager family Thraupidae.

- Scientific name: *Stephanophorus diadematus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows)
- iNaturalist observations: 1563
- Wikidata: [Q931663](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q931663)
- iNaturalist taxon: [10706](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/10706)

## Names

- en: Diademed Tanager
- de: Diademtangare
- es: Frutero azul
- fr: Tangara à diadème
- nl: Diadeemtangare
- pt: Sanhaço-frade
- pl: Diademik

## Countries with the most observations

BR (651), AR (644), UY (244)

## Summary

The diademed tanager (Stephanophorus diadematus) is a species of Neotropical bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus Stephanophorus. It is purple-blue with a white crown characterised by a small red patch, and it is found mostly in open areas in southern Brazil, northeast Argentina, and Uruguay.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diademed_tanager

## Photo

![Diademed Tanager](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/diademed-tanager/medium.jpg)

Photo: Paulo Mascaretti · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/149970997

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/diademed-tanager?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).