Tanagers (Thraupidae)
Silver-throated Tanager (Tangara icterocephala) - HBW 16, p. 220
French: Calliste safran
German: Silberkehltangare
Spanish: Tangara Goliplateada
Taxonomy: Calliste icterocephala Bonaparte, 1851, Punta Playa Valley, south of Quito, Ecuador.
Genetic data indicate that this species is part of a monophyletic group that includes also T. johannae, T. schrankii, T. florida, T. arthus, T. xanthocephala, T. chrysotis and T. parzudakii. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- frantzii (Cabanis, 1861) - N Costa Rica S on both slopes of mountains to W Panama (Veraguas).
- oresbia Wetmore, 1962 - mountains of WC Panama (Coclé and W Panamá).
- icterocephala (Bonaparte, 1851) - mountains of Pacific slope of extreme E Panama (E Darién), and Andes of Colombia (W slope of C range in Antioquia; W slope of W range S from Antioquia) and W Ecuador (S to El Oro and W Loja); possibly also NE Peru (E Tumbes).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird perched on a thick branch Locality Mirador Rio Blanco, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp icterocephala)
Josep del Hoyo 6 September 2007 4 years ago 27 sec 4.8 -
An individual feeding on a banana that has been left on a branch Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp icterocephala)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 4 years ago 47 sec 4.8 -
A bird eating banana at a feeder, finally being chased by a Palm Tanager Locality Mirador Rio Blanco, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp icterocephala)
Josep del Hoyo 6 September 2007 4 years ago 24 sec 4.8 -
Two different views of an adult individual perched Locality San Miguel de los Bancos, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp icterocephala)
Don DesJardin 31 August 2006 4 years ago 16 sec 4.7 -
A bird feeding on banana Locality Milpe, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp icterocephala)
Josep del Hoyo 6 September 2007 4 years ago 44 sec 4.3 -
A bird in a tree, near a feeder Locality Mirador Rio Blanco, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp icterocephala)
Josep del Hoyo 6 September 2007 4 years ago 31 sec 4.3
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Tangara Dorada, 13 cm., 21 g.
Locality Heredia Province, Costa Rica (ssp frantzii)
Luis Vargas 12 August 2009 2 years ago 4.8 -
A bird eating bananas on a feeder.
Locality Las Quebradas Biological Center, Quebradas, Pérez Zeledón, San José Province, Costa Rica (ssp frantzii)
manuel retana 9 October 2009 2 years ago 4.3 -
A bird on a feeder.
Locality Las Quebradas Biological Center, Quebradas, Pérez Zeledón, San José Province, Costa Rica (ssp frantzii)
manuel retana 28 December 2010 1 year ago 3.8 -
At the end of the Sendero Panama.
Locality Altos de Campana National Park, Panama Province, Panama
Octavio Rios 22 December 2011 19 weeks ago 3.6 -
A bird perched on a branch.
Locality Las Quebradas Biological Center, Quebradas, Pérez Zeledón, San José Province, Costa Rica (ssp frantzii)
manuel retana 13 January 2010 2 years ago 3 -
A bird on a branch.
Locality Las Quebradas Biological Center, Quebradas, Pérez Zeledón, San José Province, Costa Rica (ssp frantzii)
manuel retana 5 August 2009 2 years ago 2.7
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Typical (sharp) calls (two) of a perched bird. Southern House Wren on the background. Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp icterocephala)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 20 December 2009 2 years ago 3
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