Black-and-gold Tanager

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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

The Black-and-gold Tanager (Bangsia melanochlamys) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Bangsia melanochlamys. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007. Stub icon This article about a tanager is a stub. More

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Black-and-gold tanager in tree Black-and-gold tanager in treePrint factsheet Facts - Synonyms: Buthraupis melanochlamys Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Passeriformes Family Thraupidae Genus Bangsia (1) Status More

Panic ensued when a Black-and-gold Tanager was spotted and we all managed excellent views of it. The Munchique Wood-Wren, newly described to science in 2003, was a little more of a challenge but we persevered to make sure we could see the distinctive field marks that separate it from the Gray-breasted Wood Wrens also present. A Purplish-mantled Tanager showed well and a Choco Tapaculo scuttled around our feet. More

The endemic Black-and-gold Tanager has also been found at this site; one of the new trails will provide access to their preferred habitat. Other birds of interest at the reserve include Ornate Hawk-Eagle, Russet-crowned Crake, Blackish Rail, Lyre-tailed Nightjar, Blue-fronted Parrotlet, Lanceolated Monklet, Brown-billed Scythebill, Uniform Antshrike, Chestnut-crowned Gnateater, Yellow-browed Shrike-Vireo, Rufous-naped Greenlet, Sooty-headed Wren and Purplish-mantled & Scrub Tanagers. In addition, Pavonine Cuckoo has been regularly found along one trail. More