Green cap tangar

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Green cap tangar
Systematics
Order : Passerines (Passeriformes)
Subordination : Songbirds (passeri)
Family : Tangaren (Thraupidae)
Subfamily : Thraupinae
Genre : Schillertangaren ( Tangara )
Type : Green cap tangar
Scientific name
Tangara meyerdeschauenseei
Schulenberg & Binford , 1985

The green cap tangar ( Tangara meyerdeschauenseei ) is a species of bird from the genus of the shimmering tangar ( Tangara ) within the family of the tangar (Thraupidae). Their distribution area extends from southeastern Peru to western Bolivia. The specific epithet honors the American ornithologist Rodolphe Meyer de Schauensee .

features

The green cap tangar reaches a size of 14 centimeters. The hood is straw green. The ear covers are turquoise green. Shoulders and back are blue-green. The underside is uniformly bluish with a yellow-brown tint. The sexes look similar, with the female's hood showing a more straw-colored tinge.

Occurrence and habitat

The green-capped tangerine occurs mainly in three areas in the arid regions on the upper reaches of the Río Inambari and in and around the province of Sandia in the Puno region in southeastern Peru . There is one observation from a wet forest in the Madidi National Park in western Bolivia . The green-capped tangerine usually lives in semi-arid areas, but also moist Yungas forests on the eastern slopes of the Andes at altitudes between 1,750 and 2,200 meters.

Way of life

The green cap tangare can usually be seen singly, in pairs or in groups of up to four individuals. Their diet consists of a wide variety of fruits and invertebrates. The breeding season is probably in November.

Existence and endangerment

With a population of 1000 to 2500 specimens, the green cap tangar is classified by the IUCN as "endangered" (vulnerable). It has a small distribution area of ​​380 km². Their way of life, their habitat requirements and their migrations have so far been researched so little that further field research is necessary before they can be classified into an adequate protection status. Their existence is currently not considered certain.

literature

  • Robert S. Ridgely , Guy Tudor , William Liddle Brown: The Birds of South America. Volume I: The Oscine Passerines. Jays and Swallows, Wrens, Thrushes, and Allies, Vireos and Wood-Warblers, Tanagers, Icterids, and Finches. University of Texas Press, 1989, ISBN 9780292707566 .
  • Thomas S. Schulenberg & Laurence C. Binford: A New Species Of Tanager (Emberizidae: Thraupinae, Tangara) from Southern Peru In: Wilson Bulletin, Vol. 97, No. December 4, 1985, pp. 413-420 PDF full text .

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