Tanagers (Thraupidae)
Blue-winged Mountain-tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus) - HBW 16, p. 204
French: Tangara somptueux
German: Blauflügel-Bergtangare
Spanish: Tangara Aliazul
Other common names: Blue-shouldered/Blue-rumped Mountain-tanager
Taxonomy: Tachyphonus somptuosus Lesson, 1831, no locality = Peru.
This species, A. flavinucha and A. notabilis were formerly placed in a separate genus, Compsocoma. Usually treated as conspecific with A. flavinucha, but the two differ markedly in voice and to lesser degree also in plumage; their ranges are believed to be geographically isolated, although approaching each other closely. Present treatment as separate species provisional, pending genetic and further vocal analysis of the various taxa. Race alamoris extremely similar to nominate and possibly better synonymized with it; provisionally retained pending thorough re.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Tachyphonus somptuosus Lesson, 1831, no locality = Peru.
This species, A. flavinucha and A. notabilis were formerly placed in a separate genus, Compsocoma. Usually treated as conspecific with A. flavinucha, but the two differ markedly in voice and to lesser degree also in plumage; their ranges are believed to be geographically isolated, although approaching each other closely. Present treatment as separate species provisional, pending genetic and further vocal analysis of the various taxa. Race alamoris extremely similar to nominate and possibly better synonymized with it; provisionally retained pending thorough review of all races. Eight subspecies currently recognized.
This species, A. flavinucha and A. notabilis were formerly placed in a separate genus, Compsocoma. Usually treated as conspecific with A. flavinucha, but the two differ markedly in voice and to lesser degree also in plumage; their ranges are believed to be geographically isolated, although approaching each other closely. Present treatment as separate species provisional, pending genetic and further vocal analysis of the various taxa. Race alamoris extremely similar to nominate and possibly better synonymized with it; provisionally retained pending thorough review of all races. Eight subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- venezuelanus (Hellmayr, 1913) - N Venezuela (coastal cordillera from Yaracuy E to Miranda).
- virididorsalis (Phelps, Sr & Phelps, Jr, 1949) - Aragua (Cerro Golfo Triste), in N Venezuela.
- antioquiae (Berlepsch, 1912) - N end of W Andes, both slopes of C Andes (in Antioquia) and E slope (in Tolima), in N Colombia.
- venezuelanus (Hellmayr, 1913) - N Venezuela (coastal cordillera from Yaracuy E to Miranda).
- virididorsalis (Phelps, Sr & Phelps, Jr, 1949) - Aragua (Cerro Golfo Triste), in N Venezuela.
- antioquiae (Berlepsch, 1912) - N end of W Andes, both slopes of C Andes (in Antioquia) and E slope (in Tolima), in N Colombia.
- victorini (Lafresnaye, 1842) - Andes of W Venezuela (S Táchira) and W slope of E Andes of Colombia (from Santander S to head of Magdalena Valley, in Huila).
- cyanopterus (Cabanis, 1866) - Andes of S Colombia (W slope of C range S from Quindío) and W Ecuador (S to Chimborazo and NE Azuay).
- alamoris (Chapman, 1925) - S Ecuador (W slope in S Azuay, El Oro and W Loja).
- baezae (Chapman, 1925) - E slope of Andes in SW Colombia (Nariño) and Ecuador (S to Morona-Santiago).
- somptuosus (Lesson, 1831) - E slope of Andes in extreme S Ecuador (Zamora–Chinchipe) S to C Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A front view of an individual feeding on fruits Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp cyanopterus)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 5 years ago 15 sec 4.9 -
A bird mandibulating a prey and eating it Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp cyanopterus)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 5 years ago 24 sec 4.8 -
A bird feeding on a feeder Locality Tandayapa Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp cyanopterus)
Anna Motis 16 August 2006 5 years ago 21 sec 4.7 -
An individual bathing in a tree crevice loaded with water in a sunny afternoon and after a downpour at midday. Locality Henri Pittier National Park, Aragua State, Venezuela (ssp venezuelanus)
DAVID ASCANIO 19 May 2010 2 years ago 1 min 19 sec 4.7 -
A bird on a branch, feeding on a moth Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp cyanopterus)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 5 years ago 40 sec 4.6 -
A bird feeding on a moth Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp cyanopterus)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 5 years ago 35 sec 4.5
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Adult feeding on a banana skin.
Locality Tandayapa Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp cyanopterus)
Ian Maton 4 February 2011 2 years ago 4.6 -
Nice bird near the lodge
Locality Mindo Loma Lodge, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp cyanopterus)
hawk 29 August 2009 7 weeks ago 4.5 -
on a branch
Locality Km 18 Vía al Mar, Dagua, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 37 weeks ago 4.3 -
A bird perching on a branch
Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp cyanopterus)
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 28 September 2009 3 years ago 4.2 -
Portrait of adult bird
Locality Bellavista Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Rafael Merchante 12 November 2010 5 weeks ago 4 -
Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager looking for food
Locality Mindo, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Hans-Juergen Kuehnel 22 June 2011 1 year ago 4
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typical calls from a bird in a flock Locality Las Grallarias Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp cyanopterus)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 6 January 2010 3 years ago 3
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