Mountain Tanagers
Blue Winged Mountain Tanager
14 January 2012 18:45

Copyright: monacoeye • All rights reserved • Ecuador, March
Bird name: Blue Winged Mountain Tanager
Latin: Anisognathus somptuosus
Other: Tángara primavera, cachaquito primavera, tangara montana aliazul (Es)
Family: Thraupidae • Tanagers
Range: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
Similar: Black-chinned Mountain-tanager
Blue-winged Mountain Tanagers could be seen at various places near Mindo, as well at San Isidro Lodge.
Blue-winged Mountain Tanagers have more blue on wings than Black-chinned Mountain-tanagers and have black backs, vs olive shoulders for the latter. They have a large yellow stripe on their head.
Below, Blue-winged Mountain-tanager, Mindo.
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Black Chinned Mountain Tanager
14 January 2012 18:44

Copyright: monacoeye • All rights reserved • Ecuador, March
Bird name: Black Chinned Mountain Tanager
Latin: Anisognathus notabilis
Other: tangara montana barbinegra (Es)
Family: Thraupidae • Tanagers
Range: Colombia, Ecuador
Similar: Blue-winged Mountain-tanager
Black-chinned Mountain-tanagers could be seen alongside Blue-winged Mountain-tanagers at the Paz de las Aves feeders.
Black-chinned Mountain-tanagers have less blue on the wing than Blue-winged, more black below the chin and olive top of back vs black back for Blue-winged.More photos...
Scarlet Bellied Mountain Tanager
14 January 2012 18:44

Copyright: monacoeye • All rights reserved • Ecuador, March
Bird name: Scarlet Bellied Mountain Tanager
Latin: Anisognathus igniventris
Other: Tangara montana ventriescarlata (Es)
Family: Thraupidae • Tanagers
Range: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
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The Scarlet Bellied Mountain Tanager is a very eye-catching bird - I only saw one pair at Yanacocha at 3500m, feeding on the berries below. Their range descends to 1500m.
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Hooded Mountain Tanager
14 January 2012 17:46

Copyright: monacoeye • All rights reserved • Serra dos Tucanos Lodge, September
Bird name: Hooded Mountain Tanager
Latin: Buthraupis montana
Other: Tangara montaña encapuchada (Es)
Family: Thraupidae • Tanagers
Range: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
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I saw this Hooded Mountain-tanager near the Bellavista Lodge grounds in Ecuador. Found at quite high altitudes - 2000 to 3200 m. Also seen at San Isidro Lodge on the eastern slope of the Andes.
The Hooded Mountain-tanager has red irises and a black head. A large tanager.More photos...