Tanagers (Thraupidae)
Black-headed Tanager (Tangara cyanoptera) - HBW 16, p. 241
French: Calliste à tête noire
German: Blauflügeltangare
Spanish: Tangara Cabecinegra
Other common names: Whitely’s Tanager (whitelyi)
Taxonomy: A.[glaia] cyanoptera Swainson, 1834, no locality = Caracas, Venezuela.
Molecular-genetic data indicate that this species is sister to a species group formed by T. heinei, T. phillipsi, T. viridicollis and T. argyrofenges. Races are geographically isolated from each other and differ somewhat in plumage and habitat; possible separate species status merits investigation. Two subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cyanoptera (Swainson, 1834) - N Colombia (Santa Marta Mts, and both slopes of E Andes at N end), Sierra de Perijá, and W & N Venezuela (Andes from Lara S to Táchira, mountains of C Falcón and Yaracuy, and N cordilleras from Carabobo E to Sucre and Monagas).
- whitelyi (Salvin & Godman, 1884) - tepuis of S Venezuela (in Amazonas and Bolívar), and adjacent N Brazil (Uei-tepui) and Guyana (Twek-quay).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male rubbing its bill in an avocado tree (Persea americana) Locality Vereda El Cauca, Pueblo Nuevo, Ocaña, Norte de Santander, Colombia (ssp cyanoptera)
Johanna Andrea Borras 31 January 2008 3 years ago 10 sec 3.3 -
A pair, feeding on watermelon, banana, and papaya Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
Miguel Emmanuelli 3 June 2009 2 years ago 22 sec 3 -
Two individuals feeding at the top of a tree Locality Sierra de Lema, Canaima National Park, Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp cyanoptera)
DAVID ASCANIO 30 April 2003 4 years ago 15 sec 2.6 -
A bird preening its breast feathers on a branch. Locality Sierra de Lema, Canaima National Park, Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp cyanoptera)
DAVID ASCANIO 1 March 2008 3 years ago 20 sec 2.5
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A female bird on a wire
Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
Miguel Emmanuelli 14 April 2010 1 year ago 4.4 -
Frontal view of male with pollen on the front
Locality Miranda State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
Mikko Pyhälä 1 year ago 3.8 -
A male on a branch
Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
Miguel Emmanuelli 14 July 2007 2 years ago 3.5 -
A female hanging upside down while foraging.
Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
philgunson 28 May 2008 3 years ago 3.3 -
A male bird perched on a branch.
Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
philgunson 14 June 2008 3 years ago 3.3 -
Young feeding on banana
Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
Miguel Emmanuelli 9 July 2001 2 years ago 3
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