Rufous-chested Tanager

Thlypopsis ornata

Small warblerlike tanager. Note orange head, breast, and flanks, gray-brown back, and white belly. Sexes similar. Found in montane woodland, edges, and shrubby areas in the Andes from Colombia to Peru from around 1,800–3,200 m. Usually seen in pairs, which forage in the middle levels, often with mixed-species flocks. Compare with Brown-flanked Tanager in Peru, which has duller brown flanks that contrast with orange head and breast.

Taxonomy

Scientific name
Thlypopsis ornata
Authority
(Sclater, PL, 1859)
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Thraupidae
Genus
Thlypopsis

Range and habitat

It is found in Ecuador, Peru and southwestern Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.

Migration
Resident species

Conservation

Population trend
stable

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Distribution

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