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| − | + | [[Image:Opal-rumped Tanager Cabanas Yankuam Ecuador.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''iridina'' (eating a ficus fruit)<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Reserva Natural Maycu, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, [[Ecuador]], November 2014]] | |
| − | [[Image:Opal-rumped Tanager Cabanas Yankuam Ecuador.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''iridina''<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Reserva Natural Maycu, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, [[Ecuador]], November 2014]] | ||
;[[:Category:Tangara|Tangara]] velia | ;[[:Category:Tangara|Tangara]] velia | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 12–14 cm; there are marked differences between the races <br /> | ||
| + | '''Nominate''' | ||
| + | *Deep velvety black crown and nape to back and [[Topography#Wings|scapulars]] | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], and [[Brazil]] |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| − | + | *''T. v. iridina'': | |
| − | + | :*[[Colombia]] (east of the Andes) to northern [[Bolivia]] and north-western [[Brazil]] | |
| − | + | *''T. v. velia'' | |
| − | + | :*The [[Guianas]] and northern Amazonian Brazil | |
| + | *''T. v. signata'': | ||
| + | :*Tropical north-eastern Brazil (south of the Amazon in Pará) | ||
| + | *''T. v. cyanomelas'': '''Silver-breasted''' | ||
| + | :*Coastal south-eastern Brazil (Pernambuco to Rio de Janeiro) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Terra firme and seasonally flooded forests and occasionally forest borders. Observed at heights around 900 m. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| + | They are mostly canopy feeders, eating fruit and insects. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2015) | ||
| + | BF Member observations | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Tangara+velia}} | {{GSearch|Tangara+velia}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tangara]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tangara]] | ||
Revision as of 18:40, 25 April 2015
Subspecies iridina (eating a ficus fruit)
Photo by Stanley Jones
Reserva Natural Maycu, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador, November 2014
Photo by Stanley Jones
Reserva Natural Maycu, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador, November 2014
- Tangara velia
Identification
12–14 cm; there are marked differences between the races
Nominate
- Deep velvety black crown and nape to back and scapulars
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- T. v. iridina:
- T. v. velia
- The Guianas and northern Amazonian Brazil
- T. v. signata:
- Tropical north-eastern Brazil (south of the Amazon in Pará)
- T. v. cyanomelas: Silver-breasted
- Coastal south-eastern Brazil (Pernambuco to Rio de Janeiro)
Habitat
Terra firme and seasonally flooded forests and occasionally forest borders. Observed at heights around 900 m.
Behaviour
Diet
They are mostly canopy feeders, eating fruit and insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2015)
BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Opal-rumped Tanager. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Opal-rumped_Tanager
