Spangle-cheeked Tanager (Tangara dowii) [XC274043]
by Peter Boesman from Tapant\u00ed NP, Cartago, Costa Rica (call)
Spangle-cheeked Tanager (Tangara dowii) [XC403201]
by Frank Lambert from Savegre Mountain Lodge, Savegre Valley, San Jos\u00e9, Costa Rica (call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Molecular-genetic data indicate that this species, Beryl-spangled Tanager (Tangara nigroviridis), Green-naped Tanager (Tangara fucosa) and Blue-and-black Tanager (Tangara vassorii) form a species group, with last-mentioned basal to the other three. Has been considered conspecific with Green-naped Tanager (Tangara fucosa), the two being similar in vocalizations, behaviour and habitat preference.