Birds of the World

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Genus: Anisognathus (5 species)


Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus igniventris erythrotus) Range: SA: Colombia to Bolivia PNN Los Nevados, Colombia Usually over 3000 meters, and usually relatively common there.
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Lacrimose Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus lacrymosus) Range: SA: Colombia and Venezuela to Peru PNN Los Nevados, Colombia Lacrimose (shedding tears). Spot behind eye distinctive in range.
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Lacrimose Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus lacrymosus pallididorsalis) Range: SA: Colombia and Venezuela to Peru Perijá Mountains, Manaure, Cesar, Colombia The differently colored race in Perija
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Note tear under eye. Common above 2500m.


Santa Marta Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus melanogenys) Range: SA: Colombia Santa Marta Sierra Nevada, Colombia
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Most closely related to the Lacrimose Mountain Tanager.


Black-chinned Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus notabilis) Range: SA: Colombia and Ecuador Anchicaya, Colombia Note yellow crown.
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Eating one of the most popular cloud forest fruits.


Blue-winged Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus) Range: SA: Venezuela to Bolivia Rio Blanco Ecological Reserve, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia
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The most common mountain tanager, found from 1600 to 3000m, and usually in groups of up to ten. Comes to feeders.
Back view.

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba