Tanagers (Thraupidae)

Orange-headed Tanager (Thlypopsis sordida) - HBW 16, p. 172

French: Tangara à tête orange German: Orangekopftangare Spanish: Tangara Cabecinaranja

Taxonomy: N.[emosia] sordida d’Orbigny and Lafresnaye, 1837, Yuracares, Bolivia.
May form a superspecies with T. inornata. Three subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

orinocensis Friedmann, 1942 - R Orinoco (from near Soledad, in Bolívar, S to S of Puerto Ayacucho, in Amazonas), in C Venezuela.
chrysopis (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1880) - extreme S Colombia (E of Andes), E Ecuador, E Peru and W Brazil (E to R Madeira and R Jiparaná).
sordida (d’Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) - S & E Brazil S of R Amazon (E & S Pará E to Ceará and Paraíba, S to Mato Grosso do Sul, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro), E Bolivia, N Argentina (S to Tucumán, Corrientes and Misiones) and Paraguay.