Tanagers (Thraupidae)

Scarlet-browed Tanager (Heterospingus xanthopygius) - HBW 16, p. 257

French: Tangara à sourcils roux German: Brauenschopftangare Spanish: Tangara Cejirroja

Taxonomy: Tachyphonus xanthopygius P. L. Sclater, 1855, “Bogotá”.
Molecular data indicate genus is closest to Hemithraupis and Chrysothlypis. May form superspecies with H. rubrifrons; often considered conspecific, but differs in morphology and plumage. Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • xanthopygius (P. L. Sclater, 1855) - E Panama (E Darién, including Tuira valley, Cerro Pirre, Cerro Sapo, Jaqué valley, and Serranía de Jungurudó) and E through N Colombia (along N base of W & C Andes, and S in Magdalena Valley to Antioquia).
  • berliozi Wetmore, 1966 - Pacific coast of Colombia (from N Chocó) S to WC Ecuador (Pichincha and Chimborazo).