Rufous-throated Tanager (Tangara rufigula)

Family
Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Size
12 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Bonaparte, 1851)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 400 - 2,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Ecuador.

Pacific slope of Colombia (from below Cerro Tatam�, in Risaralda) south to western Ecuador (locally south to El Oro).

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 (29)...)

Rufous-throated Tanager (Ixothraupis rufigula) [XC647260]
by Jerome Fischer from Pichincha: Amagusa, Mashpi, Ecuador (call)

Rufous-throated Tanager (Ixothraupis rufigula) [XC241270]
by Oscar Humberto Mar\u00edn G\u00f3mez from Reserva Natural r\u00edo \u00d1amb\u00ed, Vereda el Barro, Altaquer, Barbacoas, Nari\u00f1o., Colombia (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Genetic data indicate that this species and Yellow-bellied Tanager (Tangara xanthogastra), Spotted Tanager (Tangara punctata), Speckled Tanager (Tangara guttata) and Dotted Tanager (Tangara varia) form a species group.

References
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