Blue-and-black Tanager (Tangara vassorii)

Other Names (World)
Blue-and-black Tanager, Tamiapampa Tanager (branickii), Buff-naped Tanager (atrocoerulea)

Family
Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Size
12.50 - 14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Boissonneau, 1840)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 2,000 - 3,400 m, occasionally 1,300 - 3,500 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 (4)...)

Blue-and-black Tanager (Tangara vassorii) [XC264827]
by Bernab\u00e9 L\u00f3pez-Lanus (Colecci\u00f3n de Sonidos Ambientales - Instituto Humboldt) from Pichincha: Pasochoa, Ecuador (flight call, flight calls)

Blue-and-black Tanager (Tangara vassorii) [XC261186]
by Mitch Lysinger from Napo: upper Cordillera de los Huacamayos, Ecuador (call, feeding calls)

Subspecies
Molecular-genetic data indicate that this species, Beryl-spangled Tanager (Tangara nigroviridis), Spangle-cheeked Tanager (Tangara dowii) and Green-naped Tanager (Tangara fucosa) form a species group, with present species being basal to the other three. Taxonomic status of the two southern subspecies, which differ markedly from nominate northern subspecies, may merit investigation.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

vassorii (Boissonneau, 1840) - Andes in Venezuela (Trujillo south to T�chira) and throughout Colombia south to Ecuador and eastern slope in northern Peru (south to Piura and Cajamarca north of R Mara��n).
branickii (Taczanowski, 1882) - Eastern slope of Andes in Peru south of R Mara��n (Amazonas and La Libertad).
atrocoerulea (Tschudi, 1844) - Eastern slope in Peru (southern from Hu�nuco) and Bolivia (south to western Santa Cruz). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Spot-bellied Tanager (Tangara atrocoerulea).

References
See References.

Files:

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