TANAGERS   -   THRAUPIDAE   -   PART II

Vermilion tanager to Tangara tanagers


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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














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