Tanagers (Thraupidae)

Metallic-green Tanager (Tangara labradorides) - HBW 16, p. 233

French: Calliste vert German: Schwarznackentangare Spanish: Tangara Verdinegra

Taxonomy: Tanagra (Aglaia) labradorides Boissonneau, 1840, Santa Fé de Bogotá, Colombia.
Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • labradorides (Boissonneau, 1840) - Andes of Colombia (both slopes of W & C Andes in Antioquia; W slope of E range S from Cundinamarca, also one record on E slope at Guaicaramo; both slopes in Cauca and Nariño) and Ecuador (W slope S to Pichincha, and very locally E slope S to Loja and Zamora Chinchipe).
  • chaupensis Chapman, 1925 - N Peru (E slope of Andes in Amazonas and N San Martín).