Black-chinned Mountain Tanager

Anisognathus notabilis

Large and colorful tanager of Andean cloud forest in western Ecuador and western Colombia. Plumage is golden-yellow with a black head, blue wing patch, and yellow stripe on rear crown. Separated from the more common Blue-winged Mountain-tanager by yellow back, orange tinge to underparts, black chin, smaller crown stripe, and less blue in wing. Usually encountered in pairs or small groups that move through middle levels of the forest, often with mixed-species flocks. Visits feeders in some areas.

Taxonomy

Scientific name
Anisognathus notabilis
Authority
(Sclater, PL, 1855)
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Thraupidae
Genus
Anisognathus

Range and habitat

Migration
Resident species

Conservation

Population trend
declining

Photos

Distribution

Bird Calls

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