Tanagers (Thraupidae)
Rufous-throated Tanager (Tangara rufigula) - HBW 16, p. 226
French: Calliste à gorge rousse
German: Rostkehltangare
Spanish: Tangara Golirrufa
Taxonomy: T.[anagrella] Rufigula Bonaparte, 1851, Calacali, 12 miles [c. 20 km] north of Quito, Ecuador.
Genetic data indicate that this species and T. xanthogastra, T. punctata, T. guttata and T. varia form a species group. Monotypic.
Distribution: Pacific slope of Colombia (from below Cerro Tatamá, in Risaralda) S to W Ecuador (locally S to El Oro).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on a thin branch, calling twice and flying away Locality Milpe, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 6 September 2007 5 years ago 36 sec 4.5 -
A bird on a thin branch and flying away Locality Milpe, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 6 September 2007 5 years ago 45 sec 4.5 -
An individual scratching and preening on a branch Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 5 years ago 46 sec 4.5 -
An adult bird standing on a branch Locality San Miguel de los Bancos, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 31 August 2006 5 years ago 16 sec 4.4 -
A bird feeding on banana Locality Milpe, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 6 September 2007 5 years ago 20 sec 4.1 -
A bird eating fruits Locality Milpe, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2006 3 years ago 20 sec 3.7
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Bird on a trunk
Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Helmut Schumann 18 March 2008 4 years ago 3 -
Perched on a branch
Locality Mirador Rio Blanco, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
David Weaver 2 years ago 2.6 -
Pair eating at feeders
Locality Mirador Rio Blanco, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
David Weaver 2 years ago 2.3
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A bird singing from a perch. Locality Los Cedros Reserve, Imbabura Province, Ecuador
(Monotypic species)
Scott Olmstead 18 June 2008 3 years ago 3
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