Saffron-crowned Tanager (Tangara xanthocephala)

Family
Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Size
12.50 - 13.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Tschudi, 1844)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 1,300 - 2,600 m,, occasionally 1,100 - 3,150 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.

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 (27)...)

Saffron-crowned Tanager (Tangara xanthocephala) [XC527997]
by id from Ukuku Rural Lodge, Juntas, Ibague, Tolima, Colombia @ (4.5585,-75.3275), Colombia (call)

Saffron-crowned Tanager (Tangara xanthocephala) [XC52996]
by Bernabe Lopez-Lanus from Finca La Selva (Quebrada San Jose), sobre Toche, Cajamarca, Tolima, Colombia (call)

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

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

venusta (Sclater, PL, 1855) - Western Venezuela (both slopes of Sierra de Perij�; Andes from southern Lara south to southern T�chira), Colombia (both slopes of western and central Andes, locally both slopes of eastern Andes, and Macarena Mts) and Ecuador (both slopes) south to northern and central Peru (eastern slope of eastern Andes from Cajamarca south to northern Pasco).
xanthocephala (Tschudi, 1844) - Eastern slope of Andes in central Peru (Chanchamayo region).
lamprotis (Sclater, PL, 1851) - Eastern slope in south-eastern Peru (Ayacucho and Cuzco) south to Bolivia (to western Santa Cruz).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Saffron-crowned Tanager (Tangara xanthocephala) - 10 files

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