Spangle-cheeked Tanager - BirdForum Opus

Tangara dowii

Photo by Stanley Jones
Photographed: La Cinchona, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica

Identification

13 cm. Black head, upperparts and breast, blue scaling on the breast, sides of the face and neck, and a rufous crown patch. The wings and tail have blue edgings. The rump is green and the belly is cinnamon. The sexes are similar. Immatures are generally duller, with no crown patch, and less distinct blue scaling. The call is a high tsip.

Distribution

Costa Rica and western Panama.

Taxonomy

This species is monotypic.^[1]

Habitat

Wet mountain forests, semi-open areas like clearings with trees, second growth and woodland edges.

Photo by Mpacker
Photographed: Costa Rica

Behaviour

• Diet: Includes small fruit, usually swallowed whole, insects and spiders.
• Breeding: A bulky cup nest, lined with bromeliad leaves, is built in a tree fork or on a branch high amongst the vines. 2 eggs are usually laid.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Spangle-cheeked Tanager. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 February 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Spangle-cheeked_Tanager

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