Tanagers (Thraupidae)
Crested Ant-tanager (Habia cristata) - HBW 16, p. 321
French: Habia à crête rouge
German: Scharlachhauben-Ameisentangare
Spanish: Habia Copetona
Taxonomy: Phoenicothraupis cristata Lawrence, 1875, “Bogotá”, Colombia.
Molecular-genetic evidence indicates that this genus may form a monophyletic group with Piranga and Chlorothraupis, and that all three are more closely related to cardinals (Cardinalidae) than to true tanagers. Monotypic.
Distribution: W Colombia on W slope of W Andes from Antioquia S to S Cauca (Cerro Munchique), locally on E slope of W Andes.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male of Crested Ant Tanager, responding the play back song. Is possible to see 4 individuals together in the same area, that i Locality Libano, Tolima Department, Colombia
Luis Eduardo Urueña 26 January 2007 2 years ago 12 sec 3
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male with insect in your beak to feed their young
Locality Villamaría, Caldas Department, Colombia
JOSE ARANGO 5 November 2011 28 weeks ago 3.3 -
A male, singing near to creek in the border of the forest. Other four individual are with him in the same place.
Locality Libano, Tolima Department, Colombia
Luis Eduardo Urueña 9 February 2009 2 years ago 3 -
One ind from a big flock
Locality San Jose del Palmar, Choco Department, Colombia (Monotypic species)
Diego Calderon - COLOMBIA... 1 December 2010 1 year ago 2.7
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