Yellow-bellied Tanager (Tangara xanthogastra)

Family
Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Size
11 - 12.70 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sclater, 1851)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 1,350 m, occasionally up to 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)...)

Yellow-bellied Tanager (Ixothraupis xanthogastra) [XC17854]
by Andrew Spencer from Yasun\u00ed Research Station, Parque Nacional Yasun\u00ed, Orellana, Ecuador (call)

Yellow-bellied Tanager (Ixothraupis xanthogastra) [XC81857]
by rudy gelis from Mitu, Vaupes, Colombia (call)

Subspecies
Genetic data indicate that this species and Spotted Tanager (Tangara punctata), Speckled Tanager (Tangara guttata), Dotted Tanager (Tangara varia) and Rufous-throated Tanager (Tangara rufigula) form a species group. Highland subspecies phelpsi differs in numerous ways from nominate, and may merit separate species status.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

xanthogastra (Sclater, 1851) - Eastern Colombia (from Meta and Vaup�s) east to southern Venezuela (southern Amazonas and south-western Bol��var), south to eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, western Brazil (east to R Negro, middle R Juru� and upper R Pur�s), and northern Bolivia (south to Cochabamba).
phelpsi Zimmer, JT, 1943 - Southern Venezuela in northern Amazonas and northern and eastern Bol��var (from lower R Caura east to Uei-tepui, on Brazilian border). Also eastern Guyana.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Yellow-bellied Tanager (Tangara xanthogastra) - 10 files

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