Tanager Finch

It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Tanager Finch is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

Tanager Finch (Oreothraupis arremonops) = Date: 18 January 2005 Location: Tandayapa (Tandayapa, Provincia de Pichincha, Ecuador) See general information about Tanager Finch. More

also been suggested that the Tanager Finch, Oreothraupis arremonops, is part of Atlapetes. At present there is no good comprehensive molecular phylogeny for Atlapetes, so I have not made significant changes to the linear order here. As you can see, it's been possible to put together reasonable species trees for most of the sparrow tribes. More

Yay! A Tanager Finch! Looked long and hard, over many years, for this bird... More

when yet another Tanager Finch popped up beside us, our third one in five days (see photo)! I felt that David and June may not beleive me now when I had told them it was a very rare and local species! We also met with a frantic feeding flock loaded with tanagers, flycatchers, woodcreepers and others, but more importantly a pristine pair of Plushcaps. More

Tanager Finch Oreothraupis arremonops 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Vulnerable Justification This species is classified as Vulnerable because it is known from few locations in a small range, where there is continuing habitat loss and degradation. More

Tanager Finch Oreothraupis arremonops = Described by: Sclater (1855) Alternate common name(s): Tanager-finch, Finch-like Tanager Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs No photographs are available for this species Range Pacific slope of sw. Colombia and nw. Ecuador. More

Tanager Finch crossed quickly in front of us and then disappeared. Our first Yellow-eared Parrots were seen flying in the distance at the top of the hill. We traversed a farm field to see an active nest box of this rare bird on the side of a tall Wax Palm. A group of three birds were tending the box (a pair and a “helper”) and we watched them perched and then flying from palm to palm marveling at excellent flight views. More

Tanager Finch, Ecuador, Tandayapa Valley January 2005 © Steve Blain www.tropicalbirding.com Send this as a postcard Tanager Finch - Tanager Finch, Ecuador, Bellavista February 2005 © J�nos Ol�h Jr. More

Tanager Finch (Oreothraupis arremonops) by Charlie Vogt. More

species overview :: Tanager Finch (Oreothraupis arremonops) = Nr. More