Fulvous-crested Tanager (Maschalethraupis surinama)

Other Names (World)
Fulvous-crested Tanager, Napo Tanager (napensis)

Family
Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Size
15 - 17 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 600 m, occasionally up to 1,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.

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 (27)...)

Fulvous-crested Tanager (Tachyphonus surinamus) [XC668421]
by Nick Athanas from Igarap\u00e9 Nambua\u00ed, Parque Nacional da Amaz\u00f4nia, Itaituba, Par\u00e1, Brazil (call)

Fulvous-crested Tanager (Tachyphonus surinamus) [XC482049]
by id from Cujubim, Rond\u00f4nia, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
Geographical plumage variation complex.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

surinamus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Eastern and southern Venezuela (south-eastern Sucre, eastern Monagas, Delta Amacuro, Bol��var and northern and central Amazonas), the Guianas, and Brazil north of R Amazon (eastern from R Negro).
brevipes Lafresnaye, 1846 - South-eastern Colombia (from Meta and Guain��a) and southern Venezuela (south-western Amazonas) south to eastern Ecuador, north-eastern Peru (north of R Amazon and R Mara��n) and north-western Brazil north of Amazon.
napensis Lawrence, 1864 - Eastern Peru south of R Mara��n (south to R Ucayali) and western Brazil south of R Amazon (east to Acre and R Juru�).
insignis Hellmayr, 1906 - Brazil south of Amazon (from R Madeira east to north-eastern Par�).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Fulvous-crested Tanager (Maschalethraupis surinama) - 10 files

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