Purplish-mantled Tanager (Iridosornis porphyrocephalus)

Other Scientific Names
Iridosornis porphyrocephala [Collar et al. (1994)], Iridosornis porphyrocephala [BirdLife International (2000, 2004)], Iridosornis porphyrocephala [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Iridosornis porphyrocephala [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Family
Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Size
14 - 16 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sclater, 1856)

Habitat
Lower growth of humid mossy forest and forest borders. From 1,500 - 2,200 m, occasionally 700 - 2,700 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia (B), Ecuador (B).

Colombia (entire western slope and very locally on eastern slope of western Andes, also western slope of central Andes in Antioquia) south to north-western Ecuador (Carchi, Imbabura and north-western 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) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat destruction and egradation through rapid and ongoing deforestation, due to intensive logging, human settlement, cattle-grazing and mining, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (29)...)

Purplish-mantled Tanager (Iridosornis porphyrocephalus) [XC146159]
by Julian Andres Zuleta Mar\u00edn from Vereda La Linea, Apia, Risaralda, Colombia, Colombia (song)

Purplish-mantled Tanager (Iridosornis porphyrocephalus) [XC16395]
by Oswaldo Cortes from Chilma Alto, 15km NW Tufino, Carchi, Ecuador (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Has been considered to form a superspecies with Yellow-throated Tanager (Iridosornis analis), and sometimes treated as conspecific. Evidence for treatment as two separate species is weak, and sympatry not proven.

References
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