Fulvous-crested Tanager (Maschalethraupis surinama)

Other Names (World)
Fulvous-crested Tanager, Napo Tanager (napensis)

Family
Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Size
15 - 17 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 600 m, occasionally up to 1,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (27)...)

Fulvous-crested Tanager (Tachyphonus surinamus) [XC81819]
by Andrew Spencer from Mitu, Vaupes, Colombia (call)

Fulvous-crested Tanager (Tachyphonus surinamus) [XC538619]
by Brice de la Croix from Kourou, piste de la Montagne Plomb, French Guiana (call)

Subspecies
Geographical plumage variation complex.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

surinamus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Eastern and southern Venezuela (south-eastern Sucre, eastern Monagas, Delta Amacuro, Bol��var and northern and central Amazonas), the Guianas, and Brazil north of R Amazon (eastern from R Negro).
brevipes Lafresnaye, 1846 - South-eastern Colombia (from Meta and Guain��a) and southern Venezuela (south-western Amazonas) south to eastern Ecuador, north-eastern Peru (north of R Amazon and R Mara��n) and north-western Brazil north of Amazon.
napensis Lawrence, 1864 - Eastern Peru south of R Mara��n (south to R Ucayali) and western Brazil south of R Amazon (east to Acre and R Juru�).
insignis Hellmayr, 1906 - Brazil south of Amazon (from R Madeira east to north-eastern Par�).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Fulvous-crested Tanager (Maschalethraupis surinama) - 10 files

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