This Brazilian Tanager, a symbol of the Atlantic Forest, is considered endemic to the lowlands of this biome of eastern Brazil, but can being also found in extreme northeast Argentina. Males are brilliant scarlet-red with a black tail and wings, and a very obviously pale mandible to the bill. Females, on the other hand, are less distinctively plumaged. Its habitats include shrubby areas that are not forested, including coastal scrub, forest clearing and edge, swamps, gardens, and city parks. The Brazilian tanager is omnivorous, taking pulpy fruits, seeds and insects.
