Golden-collared Honeycreeper (Iridophanes pulcherrimus)

Other Scientific Names
Iridophanes pulcherrima [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Tangara pulcherrima [BirdLife International (2004)], Tangara pulcherrima [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Other Names (World)
Golden-collared Honeycreeper, Yellow-collared Honeycreeper, Golden-bellied Honeycreeper, Yellow-collared Tanager

Family
Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Size
11 - 12 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sclater, 1853)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 1,000 - 2,150 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

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 (7)...)

Golden-collared Honeycreeper (Iridophanes pulcherrimus) [XC261117]
by Brayan Coral Jaramillo from Napo: upper Cordillera de los Huacamayos, Ecuador (call, calls)

Golden-collared Honeycreeper (Iridophanes pulcherrimus) [XC36181]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Manu Road nr San Pedro, Peru (call)

Subspecies
Has been placed in a monotypic genus, Chlorophanes, and in Tangara, and near various "honeycreepers" because of bill shape and behaviour. Montane distribution mirrors that of many Tangara and plumage much like that of Azure-shouldered Tanager (Tangara cyanoptera), although bill shape, bill colour and eye colour differ substantially. Molecular-genetic data indicate that it does not form a monophyletic group with other Tangara so far sampled, but is sister-taxon to Green Honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

aureinucha (Ridgway, 1879) - Colombia (western slope of western Andes from Valle del Cauca) south to north-western Ecuador (Carchi, Esmeraldas and Pichincha).
pulcherrimus (Sclater, 1853) - Colombia (head of Magdalena Valley in Huila, and eastern slope of eastern Andes from Caquet�) southern on eastern slope through Ecuador and Peru (south to southern Cuzco).

References
See References.

Files:

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