Spangle-cheeked Tanager (Tangara) [XC72491]
by Peter Boesman from Parque Nacional Tapanti, La Esperanza entrance, Cartago, Costa Rica (call, song? and calls)
Spangle-cheeked Tanager (Tangara) [XC730643]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Savegre Valley, 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.