Rufous-chested Tanager (Thlypopsis ornata)

Other Names (World)
Rufous-chested Tanager, Fulvous-chested Tanager

Family
Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Size
12 - 13 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sclater, 1859)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 1,800 - 3,200 m, occasionally 1,400 - 3,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

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 (18)...)

Rufous-chested Tanager (Thlypopsis ornata) [XC243179]
by Mitch Lysinger from Loja: Bosque de Hanne, 2 km WSW Utuana, Ecuador (dawn song)

Rufous-chested Tanager (Thlypopsis ornata) [XC5596]
by Niels Krabbe from Corral Grande, Zona Reservada Laquipampa, Ferrenafe, Lambayeque, Peru (call)

Subspecies
May form a superspecies with Brown-flanked Tanager (Thlypopsis pectoralis), and the two have been considered conspecific.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

ornata (Sclater, 1859) - Western slope of central Andes in Colombia (from Purac�, in Cauca) southern locally in Ecuador (both slopes, and locally on slopes above central valley).
media Zimmer, JT, 1930 - Eastern slope of Andes in extreme southern Ecuador (Morona-Santiago and Zamora-Chinchipe. Also specimen from eastern Carachi) and Peru (southern on western slope to Lima; locally eastern slope from Cajamarca south to Mara��n Valley).
macropteryx von Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1896 - Eastern slope of Andes in Peru (Jun��n; isolated records south to Cuzco).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rufous-chested Tanager (Thlypopsis ornata) - 10 files

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