Blue-and-gold Tanager - BirdForum Opus

Photo © by Tico Tyler
San Ramón, Costa Rica, 20th March 23024

Bangsia arcaei

Identification

15 cm (6 in)

• Cobalt blue crown and side of head
• Black lores
• Heavy bill

Distribution

South America: found in Costa Rica and Panama.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Clements recognises the following subspecies^[1]:

• B. a. caeruleigularis:

• Caribbean slope of Costa Rica

• B. a. arcaei:

• Humid lowlands of western Panama

Habitat

Moist foothill and pre-montane forests, and forest border shrubbery.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists mostly of arthropods and a variety of small fruits.

Breeding

Their covered nest is placed 10-12 m above the ground.

References

1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2018)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Blue-and-gold Tanager. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-and-gold_Tanager

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