Tanagers (Thraupidae)
Flame-faced Tanager (Tangara parzudakii) - HBW 16, p. 222
French: Calliste à face rouge
German: Rotstirntangare
Spanish: Tangara Carafuego
Other common names: Yellow-faced Tanager (lunigera)
Taxonomy: Tanagra Parzudakii Lafresnaye, 1843, environs of Santa Fé de Bogotá, Colombia.
Genetic data indicate that this species is part of a monophyletic group that includes also T. johannae, T. schrankii, T. florida, T. arthus, T. icterocephala, T. xanthocephala and T. chrysotis. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- lunigera (P. L. Sclater, 1851) - Pacific slope of W Andes from Colombia (S from Risaralda) S to W slope in Ecuador (S to El Oro).
- parzudakii (Lafresnaye, 1843) - SW Venezuela (Andes of SE Táchira); E Andes of Colombia (W slope from Santander to Cundinamarca and head of Magdalena Valley in Huila; E slope probably throughout, but recorded only Meta, Caquetá, Putumayo and Nariño) and E slope in Ecuador.
- urubambae J. T. Zimmer, 1943 - E slope of Andes in Peru (S to Cuzco and Ayacucho).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult visiting the nest to feed the chicks. Locality Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp parzudakii)
Yanayacu Biological Station 13 May 2006 2 years ago 19 sec 4.7 -
A bird eating banana at a feeder Locality Mirador Rio Blanco, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp lunigera)
Josep del Hoyo 6 September 2007 4 years ago 41 sec 4.6 -
Two shots of a bird feeding, with a dorsal and ventral view Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp lunigera)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 4 years ago 15 sec 4.4 -
Two chicks begging and an adult feeding them and removing a fecal sac. Locality Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp parzudakii)
Yanayacu Biological Station 13 May 2006 2 years ago 29 sec 4.3 -
An individual feeding and defecating once Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp lunigera)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 4 years ago 19 sec 3.9 -
A bird hanging on a branch and feeding on cecropia fruits Locality Abra Patricia, San Martín Department, Peru (ssp urubambae)
Luc Fazio 26 July 1999 3 years ago 36 sec 3.7
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A bird on the bush
Locality Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 17 September 2010 8 weeks ago 4.3 -
Adult feeding on fruits.
Locality Tandayapa Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp lunigera)
Ian Maton 5 February 2011 46 weeks ago 4.2 -
Male - perched on a branch, calling to his mate
Locality Chicaque Natural Park, San Antonio del Tequendama, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia (ssp parzudakii)
Blair Wainman 28 July 2009 19 weeks ago 4 -
A bird foraging on a flowers
Locality Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp parzudakii)
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 23 October 2009 1 year ago 3.8 -
Male - perched on a tree branch
Locality Chicaque Natural Park, San Antonio del Tequendama, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia (ssp parzudakii)
Blair Wainman 30 July 2009 2 years ago 3.8 -
Male perched on a tree branch
Locality Chicaque Natural Park, San Antonio del Tequendama, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia (ssp parzudakii)
Blair Wainman 30 July 2009 2 years ago 3.4
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calls from an adult and an immature (begging) bird Locality Las Grallarias Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp lunigera)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 9 January 2010 2 years ago 3.5
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