- Stilpnia nigrocincta
Tangara nigrocincta
Identification
12 cm
- Lavender-blue head, neck and throat
- Black lores
Distribution
South America: found in south-eastern Colombia to southern Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, northern Bolivia and western Brazil.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
This species used to be placed in genus Tangara.
Habitat
Lightly wooded areas, humid forest edges, foothill lodge grounds. Observed at heights around 861m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of fruits and small berries. Supplemented with arthropods.
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
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Masked Tanager. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Masked_Tanager
