Western Andes of Colombia: Las Orquídeas National Park (western Antioquia), and four sites in Chocóâ€"Risaraldaâ€"Valle del Cauca border region (vicinity of Cerro Tatamá).
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 2,499 (2010) and decreasing.
Food
Primarily fruit. Also insects when foraging in mixed-species flocks.
Voice
Song consists of sharp, penetrating, high-pitched whistles or thin, watery trills, 'tseeuurr', delivered in groups of 3-6. Short, twittered trill on lower pitch often given when alarmed or excited. Also 'chip' and 'chit' contact notes.
Gold-ringed Tanager (Bangsia aureocincta) [XC145673]
by Fabrice Schmitt from DMI Arrayanal (Sector la Linda) Mistrato, Risaralda, Colombia (song)
Gold-ringed Tanager (Bangsia aureocincta) [XC95884]
by Oswaldo Cortes from Reserva Natural Mesenia - Paramillo, 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