Blue-whiskered Tanager (Tangara johannae)

Family
Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Size
13 - 13.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Dalmas, 1900)

Habitat
Borders of wet forest and secondary woodland in coastal lowlands and foothills. From sea-level - 800 m, occasionally up to 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia (B), Ecuador (B).

Colombia (western slope of western Andes from Mutat�, in western Antioquia, and central Choc�) south to western Ecuador (Pichincha, once to Los R��os).

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
Rapid and ongoing deforestation, largely as a result of intensive logging, human settlement, cattle-grazing, mining and coca and palm cultivation, is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)...)

Blue-whiskered Tanager (Tangara johannae) [XC17345]
by Daniel Lane from Rio Silanche, Pedro Vicente Maldonado, Pichincha, Ecuador (call)

Blue-whiskered Tanager (Tangara johannae) [XC262579]
by Olaf Jahn from Esmeraldas: Playa de Oro, village and vicinity, R\u00edo Santiago, Ecuador (call, calls)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Genetic data indicate that this species is part of a monophyletic species group that includes also Green-and-gold Tanager (Tangara schrankii), Emerald Tanager (Tangara florida), Chestnut-breasted Tanager (Tangara arthus), Silver-throated Tanager (Tangara icterocephala), Saffron-crowned Tanager (Tangara xanthocephala), Golden-eared Tanager (Tangara chrysotis) and Flame-faced Tanager (Tangara parzudakii).

References
See References.

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