Cardinals (Cardinalidae)
Golden-bellied Grosbeak (Pheucticus chrysogaster) - HBW 16, p. 406
French: Cardinal à tête jaune
German: Gelbbauch-Kernknacker
Spanish: Picogrueso Ventriamarillo
Other common names: Southern Yellow Grosbeak, Yellow-bellied Grosbeak
Taxonomy: Pitylus chrysogaster Lesson, 1832, Chile; error = Quito, Ecuador.
Has been treated as conspecific with P. chrysopeplus and P. tibialis. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- laubmanni Hellmayr & Seilern, 1915 - N Colombia (Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta), Sierra de Perijá, and N Venezuela (discontinuously in Lara, Aragua, Distrito Federal and Miranda; also S Sucre and N Monagas).
- chrysogaster (Lesson, 1832) - Andes from SW Colombia (Nariño) to S Peru (Arequipa and Puno); also coastal N & C Peru.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male singing from a branch then flying away Locality El Dorado Reserve, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia (ssp laubmanni)
Josep del Hoyo 8 February 2007 4 years ago 40 sec 4.1 -
A male perched on an agave flower then flying away Locality Yaguarcocha Lake, Imbabura Province, Ecuador
Keith Blomerley 14 November 2009 2 years ago 11 sec 3 -
A bird perched in a tree, flying up and returning to its perch Locality Yanacocha Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Keith Blomerley 10 November 2009 2 years ago 19 sec 2
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A female perching on a branch
Locality Yanacocha Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 27 September 2009 2 years ago 3 -
female sitting in a tree top
Locality Chancay Valley, Lima Department, Peru
Nature Expeditions Peru 1 May 2008 2 years ago 3 -
Adult male bird sitting in tree-branches
Locality Chancay Valley, Lima Department, Peru
Nature Expeditions Peru 1 May 2008 2 years ago 3 -
A incredible bird
Locality Loja Province, Ecuador
Santiago 7 June 2011 35 weeks ago 2.4 -
Pearched on the eucalyptus
Locality Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve, Ecuador
Libor Vaicenbacher 2 June 2010 2 hours ago ADDED TODAY! 2
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A male singing. Locality Sanagorán District, Sánchez Carrión Province, La Libertad Department, Peru
(ssp chrysogaster)
rodolfinchi10 30 September 2008 1 year ago 4 -
calls (3x) Locality Quito, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp chrysogaster)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 7 December 2009 2 years ago 3
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