Tanagers (Thraupidae)

Dotted Tanager (Tangara varia) - HBW 16, p. 226

French: Calliste tacheté German: Tüpfeltangare Spanish: Tangara Manchada

Taxonomy: Tanagra varia Statius Müller, 1776, Cayenne, French Guiana.
Genetic data indicate that this species and T. xanthogastra, T. punctata, T. guttata and T. rufigula form a species group. Monotypic.

Distribution: S Venezuela (E & S Amazonas E of R Orinoco, and S Bolívar), SW Guyana and N Brazil (N of R Amazon, from R Negro E to C Pará; S of R Amazon, from lower and middle R Tapajós E to E of R Xingu); old records from SW Suriname and E French Guiana; recent records NE Peru (local) and E Colombia (sight record near Inírida, in Guainía).