Cherry-throated Tanager Nemosia rourei

Cherry-throated Tanager Nemosia rourei

Espirito Santo, Brazil
October 2022

The Cherry-throated Tanager was thought to have disappeared until it was rediscovered in 1998. It is now in 2026 only known from 2 sites in the forests of the mountains of Espirito Santo. See the distribution map at xeno-canto. Thanks to conservation efforts the known population has grown from 10 birds in 2020 to 20 birds in 2023. It is classified as Critically Endangered.

I have been trying to see this bird for many years but initially it was only to be seen at one site which was difficult to access for a variety of reasons. Its conservation is now on a more professional basis and it was a pleasure to meet with the people who are looking after the main site in Espirito Santo.

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