It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
The Buff-breasted Mountain Tanager is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.
Buff-breasted Mountain Tanager; Black-chested Mountain Tanager, Hooded Mountain Tanager; Rufous-chested Tanager, Tanager Finch; ENDANGERED - one of the 50 most difficult species to see in the world: Cock-of-the-Rock; Black-Tailed Trainbearer; Rufous Antpitta; Scaled Fruiteater; Torrent Duck; HIGHLY ENDANGERED : Crimson-Mantled Woodpecker; Cinerus Conebill bird watching tours birding trailsBird Watching Tour Locals = San Jorge Botanical Reserve & Yanacocha Reserve Bird Watching Tour = Climate: High Barren Plain, Highland More
(H) Buff-breasted Mountain Tanager, Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager, (H) Ash-coloured Tapaculo, (H) Unicoloured Tapaculo, Purple-backed Thornbill, Great Thrush, Curve-billed Tinamou, Black-tailed Trainbearer, Green-tailed Trainbearer, Pearled Treerunner, Rufous-winged Tyrannulet, White-throated Tyrannulet, Smoky Bush-Tyrant, Tufted Tit-Tyrant, Mountain Velvetbreast, Green Violet-ear, Sparkling Violet-ear, Black-crested warbler, Slate-throated Whitestart, Spectacled Whitestart, White-bellied Woodstar. More