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- Ixothraupis varia
Tangara varia
Identification
11 cm (4¼ in)
- Bright green
- Black speckled crown and underparts
- Blue tinged back
- Black wings and tail with green blue edges
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, southern Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Peru and northern Amazonian Brazil.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
This species has been placed in genus Tangara in the past.
Habitat
Lowland damp forest.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
- The Birds of South America: The oscine passerines by Robert S. Ridgely, Guy Tudor
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Dotted Tanager. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Dotted_Tanager
