White-banded Tanager
A species of Shrike-like Tanager Scientific name : Neothraupis fasciata Genus : Shrike-like Tanager
White-banded Tanager, A species of Shrike-like Tanager
Botanical name: Neothraupis fasciata
Genus: Shrike-like Tanager
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Photo By Don Roberson 
Description
The plumage of the shrike-like tanager is remarkably similar to that of several species of shrikes in the genus Lanius, but these Corvoidea are quite distantly related songbirds. Males and females of this species look alike. It has a total length of about 16 cm (6 ⁄4 in) and weighs 29–32 g. 
Size
16 cm
Nest Placement
Shrub
Habitat
The white-banded Tanager is typically found in the cerrado, a wooded savanna ecosystem, favoring areas with a dense shrub layer and a tree canopy shading over half the ground. They thrive in partially cleared environments, dense cerrado scrubs, and shrubby pastures. Additionally, white-banded Tanager inhabit savanna habitats with semi-deciduous tree groves and open woodlands with thick grass and low bushes, but are less common in grasslands or disturbed regions with sparse trees.
Dite type
Omnivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Behavior
Typically seen in pairs or small groups of up to 12 individuals, with 7 being average. Eats insects. Breeds in October and November. The deep, cup-shaped nest, typically placed in a small tree or bush, is lined with grasses. Clutch size 2–3 eggs. The pair are often helped by birds from earlier broods, which have the grey parts of the plumage partially or entirely replaced by brown (this brownish plumage sometimes mistakenly referred to as the adult female plumage).
Distribution Area
It is a bird native to the interior of south-central South America at elevations of 550–1,100 m (1,800–3,610 ft). It is restricted to Cerrado, woodland and shrub of central-eastern Brazil, north-eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Bolivia. It is frequently seen in Chapada dos Guimarães, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Photo By Don Roberson 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Tanagers Genus
Shrike-like Tanager Species
White-banded Tanager 
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