Blue-browed Tanager
Tangara cyanotis
Scarce tanager found in cloud forest along the east slope of the Andes. Plumage is black and turquoise with a conspicuous blue eyebrow and a peach-colored belly. It might be confused with Metallic-green Tanager, but black on face is much more extensive and connects with black back. Forages at middle to upper forest levels and frequently joins mixed-species flocks.
Taxonomy
The blue-browed tanager was first described as Calliste cyanotis by Philip Sclater in 1858, on the basis of a specimen sent by M. Verreaux. The generic name Tangara is from the Tupí word tangara, meaning dancer. The specific name cyanotis is from the Ancient Greek words κυανος (kuanos), meaning dark blue, and ωτις (otis), meaning eared. Blue-browed tanager is the official common name designated by the International Ornithologists' Union (IOC).<p>The blue-browed tanager is one of 27 species in the genus Tangara. Within the genus, it is placed in a species group with the golden-naped tanager and the metallic-green tanager. While DNA evidence suggests that the golden-naped tanager is not closely related to the other two species in the genus, it is likely that the blue-browed and metallic-green tanagers are sister to each other.<p>There are two recognized species of the blue-browed tanager. They are differentiated by differences in plumage.
- Scientific name
- Tangara cyanotis
- Authority
- (Sclater, PL, 1858)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Genus
- Tangara
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- declining
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Distribution
Bird Calls
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