Huallaga Tanager (Ramphocelus melanogaster)

Other Names (World)
Huallaga Tanager, Black-bellied Tanager

Family
Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Size
16 - 18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Swainson, 1838)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest and moist shrubland. From 500 - 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)

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 (7)...)

Huallaga Tanager (Ramphocelus melanogaster) [XC47826]
by Dan Lane from Quebrada Mishquiyacu, Moyobamba, San Martin, Peru (call)

Huallaga Tanager (Ramphocelus melanogaster) [XC642067]
by Guy Kirwan from Moyobamba, Moyobamba, San Mart\u00edn, Peru (song)

Subspecies
May form a superspecies with Crimson-backed Tanager (Ramphocelus dimidiatus), Silver-beaked Tanager (Ramphocelus carbo) and Brazilian Tanager (Ramphocelus bresilius). A geographical replacement of Silver-beaked Tanager (Ramphocelus carbo), with very slight range overlap in Mara��n drainage (no known overlap in Huallaga Valley), and some evidence of intergradation. Molecular analysis indicates that levels of divergence between the two (1�1%) are lower than those generally found for other species in genus (2�4 - 4�0%). Subspecies differ minimally.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

melanogaster (Swainson, 1838) - Northern Peru in San Mart��n and Hu�nuco (to confluence of R Huayabamba and R Huallaga) south to north-western Ucayali (R Ucayali).
transitus Zimmer, JT, 1929 - East-central Peru (eastern slope drainage) in upper Huallaga and Chinchao Valleys.

References
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Files:

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