Tanagers (Thraupidae)
Flame-crested Tanager (Tachyphonus cristatus) - HBW 16, p. 177
French: Tangara à huppe ignée
German: Haubentangare
Spanish: Tangara Crestifuego
Other common names: Scarlet-crested Tanager; Natterer’s Tanager (nattereri)
Taxonomy: Tanagra cristata Linnaeus, 1766, Cayenne, French Guiana.
Genetic data indicate that this species is sister to T. rufiventer and that T. luctuosus is sister to both of these. Present species exhibits marked geographical variation in plumage, with racial limits poorly defined. Very poorly known taxon nattereri, with distinctive male plumage, may represent a separate species but usually considered a race of present species or aberrant example of madeirae; a female specimen once thought possibly to be of nattereri was subsequently reassigned to madeirae (recent “discovery” of an additional specimen, presumab.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Tanagra cristata Linnaeus, 1766, Cayenne, French Guiana.
Genetic data indicate that this species is sister to T. rufiventer and that T. luctuosus is sister to both of these. Present species exhibits marked geographical variation in plumage, with racial limits poorly defined. Very poorly known taxon nattereri, with distinctive male plumage, may represent a separate species but usually considered a race of present species or aberrant example of madeirae; a female specimen once thought possibly to be of nattereri was subsequently reassigned to madeirae (recent “discovery” of an additional specimen, presumably of nattereri, may shed light on this question). Taxonomic status of isolated E coastal race brunneus also worthy of investigation. Given the amount and complexity of variation within this species, and the fact that, conversely, differences between some races seem trivial, a full taxonomic review seems warranted. Ten subspecies currently recognized.
Genetic data indicate that this species is sister to T. rufiventer and that T. luctuosus is sister to both of these. Present species exhibits marked geographical variation in plumage, with racial limits poorly defined. Very poorly known taxon nattereri, with distinctive male plumage, may represent a separate species but usually considered a race of present species or aberrant example of madeirae; a female specimen once thought possibly to be of nattereri was subsequently reassigned to madeirae (recent “discovery” of an additional specimen, presumably of nattereri, may shed light on this question). Taxonomic status of isolated E coastal race brunneus also worthy of investigation. Given the amount and complexity of variation within this species, and the fact that, conversely, differences between some races seem trivial, a full taxonomic review seems warranted. Ten subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- orinocensis J. T. Zimmer & Phelps, Sr, 1945 - extreme E Colombia and S & SE Venezuela (N & E Amazonas and W Bolívar E to R Paragua and R Caroní).
- intercedens Berlepsch, 1880 - E Venezuela (E of R Caroní) E to Guyana and Suriname.
- cristatus (Linnaeus, 1766) - French Guiana and NE Brazil (N of R Amazon and E of R Nhamundá).
- orinocensis J. T. Zimmer & Phelps, Sr, 1945 - extreme E Colombia and S & SE Venezuela (N & E Amazonas and W Bolívar E to R Paragua and R Caroní).
- intercedens Berlepsch, 1880 - E Venezuela (E of R Caroní) E to Guyana and Suriname.
- cristatus (Linnaeus, 1766) - French Guiana and NE Brazil (N of R Amazon and E of R Nhamundá).
- cristatellus P. L. Sclater, 1862 - SE Colombia (from vicinity of Villavicencio, in Meta) and S Venezuela (SW Amazonas) S to extreme NW Peru and NW Brazil (S & E to Manaus).
- fallax J. T. Zimmer, 1945 - S Colombia (SE Nariño), E Ecuador and N Peru (S to lower R Ucayali).
- huarandosae Chapman, 1925 - Huarandosa (in Chinchipe Valley, near Marañón Valley) in N Peru.
- madeirae Hellmayr, 1910 - C Brazil S of Amazon (from Teffé E to R Xingu and S into Mato Grosso), also adjacent SE Peru (E Madre de Dios) and adjacent N Bolivia (Pando and N Beni).
- nattereri Pelzeln, 1870 - WC Mato Grosso (Villa Maria, near Cáceres), in SW Brazil.
- pallidigula J. T. Zimmer, 1945 - NE Brazil (Pará and lower R Tocantins).
- brunneus (Spix, 1825) - E Brazil from Rio Grande do Norte S, discontinuously, to NE Santa Catarina; possibly also Maranhão E to Paraíba.
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Male foraging in Atlantic Rainforest. Locality Guaraú, Peruíbe, São Paulo State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 4 August 2012 41 weeks ago 13 sec 4.3 -
Bird in a tree Locality Sierra de Lema, Canaima National Park, Bolívar State, Venezuela
Keith and Lynn Youngs 24 November 2008 13 weeks ago 26 sec 4 -
A male in the canopy, looking around and then eating fruits in a melastome tree. Locality Jaqueira (Frei Caneca Reserve), Pernambuco State, Brazil (ssp brunneus)
Josep del Hoyo 11 October 2008 4 years ago 35 sec 3.4 -
female bird Locality Moyobamba, San Martín Department, Peru (ssp fallax)
Daniêl Jimenez 2 December 2012 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 14 sec 3.3 -
Brief view of a male among leaves and a female in a treetop, both flying. Locality Cuieiras Biological Reserve, Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil (ssp cristatellus)
Josep del Hoyo 30 July 2011 1 year ago 16 sec 2.5 -
A bird foraging in the canopy of the tree. Locality Murici Reserve, Alagoas State, Brazil (ssp brunneus)
Yoel Jimenez 7 December 2006 1 year ago 10 sec 2.4
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