TANAGERS   -   THRAUPIDAE   -   PART II

Vermilion Tanager Calochaetes coccineus Old Loja-Zamora highway, Zamora-Chinchipe province, Ecuador. A beautiful and infrequently seen tanager of middle elevation cloud forest on the east slope of the Andes from southern Colombia to central Peru. Since it wasn't immediately consuming the fruit, I suspect it was gathering food for young. (S5)

Golden-chested Tanager Bangsia rothschildi Salto del Tigre, Imbabura province, Ecuador. The light was impossible, but there aren't many photos of this bird, an uncommon and local Chocó endemic. (D1)

Moss-backed Tanager Bangsia edwardsi Milpe Bird Sanctuary, Pichincha province, Ecuador. Another member of the genus Bangsia, which is mostly endemic to the Chocó region. The only member that isn't is the Blue-and-gold Tanager, B. arcaei, of Costa Rica and Panama. (D1)

Orange-throated Tanager Wetmorethraupis sterrhopteron Shaime, Zamora-Chinchipe province, Ecuador. A very localized tanager occuring in southern Ecuador and northern Peru. It was only described in 1964. Interestingly, the areas where it is found tend to be in disturbed forest and forest edge, which leads me to wonder if it might actually start expanding its range as deforestation continues in it's remote and still mostly pristine world range. (D3)

Black-chested Mountain-Tanager Buthraupis eximia chloronota Yanacocha reserve, Pichincha province, Ecuador. One of the gaudiest of the mountain-tanagers, and the only one with any green plumage. Yanacocha is the best place in the world that I know of to see it; you can find them virtually every visit. (D3)

Masked Mountain-Tanager Buthraupis wetmorei Cerro Toledo, Loja province, Ecuador. A very localized bird found only in the high Andes from southern Colombia to northern Peru. It is restricted to stunted treeline forest. (S5)

Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus lacrymosus caerulescens Tapichalaca reserve, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador. (S5)

Diademed Tanager Stephanophorus diadematus Aparados da Serra National Park, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. (D4)

Golden-crowned Tanager Iridosornis rufivertex rufivertex Sangay National Park, Morona-Santiago province, Ecuador. A gorgeous bird of high elevation forest in the northern Andes. (S5)

Golden-crowned Tanager Iridosornis rufivertex rufivertex Cerro Toledo, Loja province, Ecuador. Amazingly, this bird stayed around just long enough to digiscope it - it flew about half a second after I took the shot. (D3)

Silvery Tanager Tangara viridicollis fulvigula Abra Patricia, San Martin department, Peru. Male. Also known as Silver-backed Tanager. (D2)

Burnished-buff Tanager Tangara cayana chloroptera Sumidouro, Rio de Janiero state, Brazil. Male. (D3)		Burnished-buff Tanager Tangara cayana flava Chapada de Diamantina, Bahia state, Brazil. Female. (D3)

Scrub Tanager Tangara vitriolina RNA Arrierito Antioqueño, Anorí, Antioquia department, Colombia. (D3)

Blue-necked Tanager Tangara cyanicollis caeruleocephala Shaime, Zamora-Chinchipe province, Ecuador. (D3)

Speckled Tanager Tangara guttata chrysophrys Rancho Grande, Henri Pittier NP, Aragua state, Venezuela. Note the bright yellow on the face, a useful feature for separating it from similar species in areas of overlap (e.g. the Sierra de Lema in Venezuela). (D3)

Paradise Tanager Tangara chilensis chilensis Copalinga Lodge, Zamora-Chinchipe prov., Ecuador. Always a favorite! (S5)

Opal-rumped Tanager Tangara velia cyanomelaena Estação Veracruz, Porto Seguro, Bahia state, Brazil. The race endemic to the Atlantic Forests of eastern Brazil, which possibly deserves to be a distinct species. (D3)

Green-headed Tanager Tangara seledon Folha Seca, São Paulo state, Brazil. A beautiful Atlantic Rainforest endemic. It occurs mainly in Brazil, but also gets into Argentina and Paraguay. (D3)

Red-necked Tanager Tangara cyanocephala cyanocephala RPPN Serra Bonita, Camacan, Bahia state, Brazil. Nearly endemic to the Atlantic Rainforest, and often occurs together with the previous species. There is a good new lodge in this reserve! (D3)

Brassy-breasted Tanager Tangara desmaresti Vale das Taquaras, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. A slightly more localized Atlantic Rainforest endemic, this one only occurs in mountainous regions of SE Brazil. (S5f)		Brassy-breasted Tanager Tangara desmaresti Vale das Taquaras, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. The same bird as in the previous shot. (D3)

Gilt-edged Tanager Tangara cyanoventris Caraça sanctuary, Minas Gerai state, Brazil. Like the previous species, this one is endemic to the mountains of SE Brazil. However, it seems more common in the less humid forests in the interior. (S5)

Rufous-winged Tanager Tangara lavinia lavinia(?) Cerro Azul, Panama province, Panama. Probably a juvenile due to the blotchy overall appearance. (S2f)

Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola toddi Rancho Grande, Henri Pittier NP, Aragua state, Venezuela. (D3)

Saffron-crowned Tanager Tangara xanthocephala venusta Old Loja-Zamora road, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador. (S5)

Flame-faced Tanager Tangara parzudakii lunigera Mirador Rio Blanco, Los Bancos, Pichincha province, Ecuador. Photographed through the window of the restaurant, too close for good digiscoping. (D3)

Golden Tanager Tangara arthus goodsoni Mirador Rio Blanco, Los Bancos, Pichincha province, Ecuador. A subspecies endemic to western Ecuador, but it is one of the plainer ones, without any rufous on the underparts. (S5)

Golden Tanager Tangara arthus arthus Rancho Grande, Henri Pittier NP, Aragua state, Venezuela. Perhaps the most striking race of this species, with a chestnut vest that is completely lacking in some of the other races. (D3)

Emerald Tanager Tangara florida Mirador Rio Blanco, Los Bancos, Pichincha province, Ecuador. (D3)

Silver-throated Tanager Tangara icterocephala frantzii La Paz Waterfall Gardens, Heredia province, Costa Rica. (D2)

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