Tanagers (Thraupidae)
Grass-green Tanager (Chlorornis riefferii) - HBW 16, p. 207
French: Tangara de Rieffer
German: Papageitangare
Spanish: Tangara Lorito
Taxonomy: Tanagra Riefferii Boissonneau, 1840, Santa Fé de Bogotá, Colombia.
Molecular-genetic studies place present species within Buthraupis, most closely related to B. eximia and B. aureodorsalis. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- riefferii (Boissonneau, 1840) - Andes of Colombia and Ecuador.
- dilutus J. T. Zimmer, 1947 - Andes of N Peru S of Chachapoyas.
- elegans (Tschudi, 1844) - Andes of C Peru (Junín).
- riefferii (Boissonneau, 1840) - Andes of Colombia and Ecuador.
- dilutus J. T. Zimmer, 1947 - Andes of N Peru S of Chachapoyas.
- elegans (Tschudi, 1844) - Andes of C Peru (Junín).
- celatus J. T. Zimmer, 1947 - Andes of S Peru below Limbani.
- bolivianus (Berlepsch, 1912) - Andes of Bolivia (La Paz).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
-
A bird on a branch, looking around Locality Bellavista Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp riefferii)
Robert Schaefer 23 February 2007 3 years ago 30 sec 4.1 -
A bird in a tree, looking around Locality Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp riefferii)
Josep del Hoyo 8 September 2007 4 years ago 31 sec 4.1 -
A bird in a tree, feeding Locality Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp riefferii)
Josep del Hoyo 8 September 2007 4 years ago 27 sec 3.5 -
An adult arriving to the nest, feeding a chick and eating the faecal sac Locality Bellavista Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp riefferii)
Yanayacu Biological Station 23 August 2004 5 years ago 28 sec 3.5 -
front view in bush Locality Pillahuata, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp elegans)
Martin Kennewell 1 September 2006 25 weeks ago 11 sec 3 -
A bird moving around on undergrowth at dusk Locality Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp riefferii)
Keith Blomerley 12 November 2009 2 years ago 13 sec 3
-
perched
Locality Bellavista Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp riefferii)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 4 September 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Adult bird, seen front-on, on the verge of flying off from its perch.
Locality Tapichalaca Reserve, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador (ssp riefferii)
Pia Öberg 8 February 2007 20 weeks ago 3.2 -
Bird on a branch
Locality Mocoa, Putumayo Department, Colombia (ssp riefferii)
mauricio rueda 25 November 2009 2 years ago 3 -
Perched on a branch
Locality Yanacocha Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp riefferii)
David Weaver 38 weeks ago 2 -
Pair perched on a branch
Locality El Pahuma Orchid Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp riefferii)
David Weaver 38 weeks ago 1.8
-
calls Locality Bellavista Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp riefferii)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 29 November 2009 2 years ago 3
Email this page