- Tangara vassorii
Identification
13 cm (5 in)
- Blue plumage
- Black tail, primaries, lesser wing coverts and mask
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- T. v. vassorii:
- T. v. branickii:
- Andes of northern and central Peru
- T. v. atrocoerulea:
Habitat
Wet, mossy montane forests and forest edges; second growth and shrubby areas. Observed on the Eastern slope of the Andes at heights around 2,256 m.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet consists of fruit, nectar and some arthropods.
Breeding
The 2-5 eggs are incubated for 13-15 days. The young fledge after 14-20 days.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2016)
- Seaworld.org
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Blue-and-black Tanager. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Blue-and-black_Tanager
