Crested Ant-tanager (Habia cristata)

Family
Cardinalidae (Cardinals)

Size
19 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lawrence, 1875)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist shrubland. From 700 - 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia.

Western Colombia on western slope of western Andes from Antioquia south to southern Cauca (Cerro Munchique), locally on eastern slope of western Andes.

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 (60)...)

Crested Ant Tanager (Habia cristata) [XC198046]
by Jeisson Poveda from Libano, Tolima, Colombia (song)

Crested Ant Tanager (Habia cristata) [XC51233]
by Oswaldo Cortes from Montezuma Peak Road, Pueblo Rico, Risaralda, W Andes - Tatama National Park, Colombia (call)

Subspecies
Molecular-genetic evidence indicates that this genus may form a monophyletic group with Piranga and Chlorothraupis, and that all three are more closely related to cardinals (Cardinalidae) than to true tanagers.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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