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title: "Red-necked Tanager"
description: "Tangara cyanocephala — Birds. The red-necked tanager (Tangara cyanocephala) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/red-necked-tanager
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Red-necked Tanager

> Tangara cyanocephala — Birds. The red-necked tanager (Tangara cyanocephala) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

- Scientific name: *Tangara cyanocephala*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 1410
- Wikidata: [Q1587479](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1587479)
- iNaturalist taxon: [9549](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/9549)

## Names

- en: Red-necked Tanager
- de: Blaukappentangare
- fr: Calliste à tête bleue
- nl: Roodnektangare
- pl: Tangarka czerwonoszyja

## Countries with the most observations

BR (1361)

## Summary

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.

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

## Photo

![Red-necked Tanager](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-necked-tanager/medium.jpg)

Photo: Carlos Henrique Russi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/218651267

## Machine access

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