Tanagers (Thraupidae)
Saffron-crowned Tanager (Tangara xanthocephala) - HBW 16, p. 221
French: Calliste à tête dorée
German: Gelbkopftangare
Spanish: Tangara Coronigualda
Taxonomy: C.[allospiza] xanthocephala Tschudi, 1844, Vítoc [Valley], Junín, Peru.
Genetic data indicate that this species is part of a monophyletic group that includes also T. johannae, T. schrankii, T. florida, T. arthus, T. icterocephala, T. chrysotis and T. parzudakii. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- venusta (P. L. Sclater, 1855) - W Venezuela (both slopes of Sierra de Perijá; Andes from S Lara S to S Táchira), Colombia (both slopes of W & C Andes, locally both slopes of E Andes, and Macarena Mts) and Ecuador (both slopes) S to N & C Peru (E slope of E Andes from Cajamarca S to N Pasco).
- xanthocephala (Tschudi, 1844) - E slope of Andes in C Peru (Chanchamayo region).
- lamprotis (P. L. Sclater, 1851) - E slope in SE Peru (Ayacucho and Cuzco) S to Bolivia (to W Santa Cruz).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A chick leaving the nest, then a second one doing the same. Locality Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp venusta)
Yanayacu Biological Station 26 May 2003 4 years ago 34 sec 4.5 -
A bird feeding on a banana in a tree Locality Hotel Pueblo, Aguas Calientes, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp lamprotis)
Josep del Hoyo 27 July 2005 6 years ago 29 sec 4.5 -
A bird calling and feeding on a banana Locality Hotel Pueblo, Aguas Calientes, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp lamprotis)
Josep del Hoyo 27 July 2005 7 years ago 49 sec 4.5 -
Two chicks being fed at the nest. Locality Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp venusta)
Yanayacu Biological Station 26 May 2003 4 years ago 15 sec 4.3 -
A bird feeding on a banana Locality Hotel Pueblo, Aguas Calientes, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp lamprotis)
Josep del Hoyo 27 July 2005 6 years ago 18 sec 4.3 -
Two birds feeding on a banana in a feeder Locality Hotel Pueblo, Aguas Calientes, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp lamprotis)
Josep del Hoyo 27 July 2005 6 years ago 22 sec 4.3
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Photographed at forest edge, eastern slope of Western Cordillera at 2100m
Locality Dapa, Yumbo, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia
Peter Franze 15 August 2011 1 year ago 4.6 -
Adult on feeder
Locality Aguas Calientes, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp xanthocephala)
Andy Wombat 28 June 2012 14 weeks ago 4 -
A bird perching
Locality Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp venusta)
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 5 October 2008 4 years ago 3.8 -
One adult bird perched.
Locality Aguas Calientes, Cusco Department, Peru
Carlos Gussoni 16 November 2011 1 year ago 3.7 -
A dorsal view of a bird perched.
Locality Chestnut Lodge private collection, Surrey, England, Great Britain
Josep del Hoyo 25 May 2009 2 years ago 3.5 -
A bird feeding on berries from a fruiting tree
Locality Yacambú National Park, Lara State, Venezuela (ssp venusta)
Gustavo A. Rodríguez 26 December 2009 44 weeks ago 3
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calls Locality Cabañas San Isidro, Napo Province, Ecuador
(ssp venusta)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 17 December 2009 3 years ago 3
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