- Chlorochrysa calliparaea
Identification
12 cm (4¾ in)
- Green overall plumage
- Dark throat
- Orange rump
Distribution
South America: found in western Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.
Taxonomy
Male, subspecies fulgentissima (Blue-throated)
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Cock of the Rock Lodge, Challabamba, Parque Nacional del Manu, Cusco Department, Peru, September 2018
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Cock of the Rock Lodge, Challabamba, Parque Nacional del Manu, Cusco Department, Peru, September 2018
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]
- C. c. bourcieri:
- east slope of Andes in western Venezuela (on the Mérida–Barinas border); central Colombia (west slope of the Eastern Andes in Cundinamarca south to the head of the Magdalena Valley in Huila); east slope of Eastern Andes of Colombia (north to Caquetá) south to central Peru (south to Huallaga Valley in Huánuco)
- C. c. calliparaea:
- east slope of Andes of south central Peru (Pasco south to Apurímac Valley in western Cuzco)
- C. c. fulgentissima:
- Andes of south-eastern Peru (Puno) to western Bolivia
Habitat
Humid and wet mossy cloud forest and forest edges.
Behaviour
Diet
Their varied diet consists of small arthropods, fruit and small berries.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Orange-eared Tanager. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Orange-eared_Tanager
