Western slope of western Andes in south-western Colombia (from Dagua Valley, in Valle del Cauca) south to north-western Ecuador (Esmeraldas and Pichincha).
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).
Moss-backed Tanager (Bangsia edwardsi) [XC387690]
by Iv\u00e1n Lau from Amagusa Reserve Pichincha, Ecuador (call)
Moss-backed Tanager (Bangsia edwardsi) [XC12414]
by Andrew Spencer from Barbacoas, RN El Pangan, Narino, Colombia (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
In the past, genus sometimes subsumed in Buthraupis, but this treatment not supported by recent molecular-genetic studies, which place it in a separate clade, with Wetmorethraupis as sister to it. In addition, members of present genus are smaller in size and shorter-tailed than Buthraupis, relatively uniform in plumage, behaviourally less social and occur mostly at lower elevations.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet