TANAGERS   -   THRAUPIDAE   -   PART III

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)

Blue-and-black Tanager Tangara vassorii vassorii Monteredondo, Meta department, Colombia. (S5)

Beryl-spangled Tanager Tangara nigroviridis cyanescens Jardín, Antioquia department, Colombia. (S5)

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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