Dusky Bush-Tanager (Chlorospingus semifuscus)

Other Names (World)
Dusky Bush-Tanager, Dusky-bellied Bush-tanager, Dusky Bush Tanager, Dusky Chlorospingus

Family
Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)

Size
14 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sclater & Salvin, 1873

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 1,200 - 2,500 m, occasionally down to 900 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Ecuador.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (66)...)

Dusky Bush Tanager (Chlorospingus semifuscus) [XC242387]
by Oscar Laverde from Pichincha: turnoff to Mindo, Ecuador (song)

Dusky Bush Tanager (Chlorospingus semifuscus) [XC71324]
by Tayler Brooks from 9km ENE Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador (song)

Subspecies
Recent molecular-genetic studies indicate that this genus and Nesospingus, Spindalis and Phaenicophilus form a monophyletic clade that is sister to several New World warbler (Parulidae) genera (including Dendroica, Basileuterus and Vermivora), and are not closely related to other genera of present family. More recent evidence suggests that Chlorospingus is closest to genus Arremonops in family Emberizidae.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

livingstoni Bond & Meyer de Schauensee, 1940 - Western slope of western Andes of Colombia from southern Choc� (upper R San Juan) south to Cauca (Munchique area).
semifuscus Sclater & Salvin, 1873 - South-western Colombia (Pacific slope in Nari�o) and western slope in Ecuador (south to western Cotopaxi).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Dusky Bush-Tanager (Chlorospingus semifuscus) - 10 files

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