Tanagers (Thraupidae)
Blue-and-black Tanager (Tangara vassorii) - HBW 16, p. 239
French: Calliste bleu et noir
German: Vassoritangare
Spanish: Tangara Azulinegra
Other common names: Tamiapampa Tanager (branickii); Buff-naped Tanager (atrocoerulea)
Taxonomy: Tanagra (Euphone?) Vassorii Boissonneau, 1840, Santa Fé de Bogotá, Colombia.
Molecular-genetic data indicate that this species, T. nigroviridis, T. dowii and T. fucosa form a species group, with present species being basal to the other three. Taxonomic status of the two S races, which differ markedly from nominate N race, may merit investigation. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- vassorii (Boissonneau, 1840) - Andes in Venezuela (Trujillo S to Táchira) and throughout Colombia S to Ecuador and E slope in N Peru (S to Piura and Cajamarca N of R Marañón).
- branickii (Taczanowski, 1882) - E slope of Andes in Peru S of R Marañón (Amazonas and La Libertad).
- atrocoerulea (Tschudi, 1844) - E slope in Peru (S from Huánuco) and Bolivia (S to W Santa Cruz).
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Feeding on berries with capped Conebill, Highland Eleania
Locality Machu Picchu, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp atrocoerulea )
dreyernp 1 November 2006 2 years ago 3.7 -
A bird sitting on the tree
Locality Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp vassorii)
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 30 September 2007 3 years ago 2.8 -
Perched on a branch
Locality Pululahua, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp vassorii)
David Weaver 1 year ago 2.3 -
On a branch
Locality Iguaque National Sanctuary, Boyacá Department, Colombia (ssp vassorii)
mauricio rueda 8 January 2011 1 year ago 2.2 -
on a tree
Locality Chicaque Natural Park, San Antonio del Tequendama, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
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Call Locality Iguaque National Sanctuary, Boyacá Department, Colombia
Libor Vaicenbacher 23 July 2011 15 weeks ago 4
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