- Creurgops dentata
Identification
14cm.
Male
- Distinctive chestnut cap, bordered narrowly with black at side
- Slate-grey rest of plumage
- Reddish-brown eye
- Strong, blackish bill
Female
- Dark grey crown
- Long, narrow white supercilium
- Dark grey lores, nape, upperparts and tail
- White chin and upper throat merging into bright rufous on side of neck, chest, breast and sides and flanks
- White centre of lower breast, belly and undertail-coverts
Immatures resemble females but are much duller.
Distribution
Bolivia and Peru.
A fairly common restricted-range species.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species1.
Was formerly placed in its own genus Malacothraupis.
Forms a superspecies with Rufous-crested Tanager.
Habitat
Moist montanes. Primarily a cloudforest species.
Occurs at 1200 to 2500m.
Behaviour
Feeds on insects, takes occasionally some fruit.
Usually seen singly or in pairs in mixed-species flocks. Forages in upper part of trees.
An active and restless species.
No information about breeding.
Some local or seasonal movement possible.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2011. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 16: Tanagers to New World Blackbirds. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553781
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Slaty Tanager. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Slaty_Tanager
