Purplish-mantled Tanager

The Purplish-mantled Tanager is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

* Purplish-mantled Tanager, Iridosornis porphyrocephala * Yellow-throated Tanager, Iridosornis analis * Golden-collared Tanager, Iridosornis jelskii * Golden-crowned Tanager, Iridosornis rufivertex * Yellow-scarfed Tanager, Iridosornis reinhardti Stub icon This article about a tanager is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v • d • e Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia. More

The Purplish-mantled Tanager (Iridosornis porphyrocephalus) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Iridosornis porphyrocephalus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007. More

Purplish-mantled Tanager Access: 4-5 hrs from Medell�n on a mostly paved highway. The last 10 km are unpaved, but in good condition. Site Description: UPDATE APRIL 2009. A newly constructed, high-quality trail now climbs the ridge and gives good access to the preferred habitat of Black-and-gold Tanager. This endemic is now being seen regularly by ProAves biologists and visiting tour groups. The ridge trail is also excellent for Multicolored Tanager and the Chestnut-capped Piha. More

Purplish-mantled Tanager Iridosornis porphyrocephalus 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Near Threatened Justification This scarce and local species is suspected to be declining moderately rapidly owing to habitat loss within its small range. However, this is not yet severely fragmented or restricted to few locations. For these reasons, the species is classified as Near Threatened. More

Purplish-mantled Tanager (Iridosornis porphyrocephala) Purplish-mantled Tanager (Iridosornis porphyrocephala) /Picture: Diego Calderón Franco/ Traveling in this area is easily done by road or by taking short flights between the main cities in the region. More

Purplish-mantled Tanager Iridosornis porphyrocephala = Described by: Sclater (1856) Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs No photographs are available for this species Range W. Andes of Colombia to nw. Ecuador (Loja). More

Here are two of the 25+ Purplish-mantled Tanagers Iridosornis porphyrocephalus we saw during our day-and-a-half birding the incredible San Jose - El Palmar road near El Cairo: More

and Purplish-mantled Tanager! Of these, the Tuftedcheek is seen fairly regularly (right down by the restaurant), the Puffleg can sometimes be found on the trails (we saw one), and the Fruiteater is seen infrequently. More

Purplish-mantled Tanager, Colombia, El Cairo August 27, 2009 © Martin Reid Stonking birds! - thanks to local guide Pablo Flores Valencia; see lots more pics Colombia section of my web site Send this as a postcard Purplish-mantled Tanager - Purplish-mantled Tanager, Colombia, Choco Octubre © Fundacion ProAves For more information and photos see: http://www.flickr. More

Purplish-mantled Tanager or Yellow-headed Manakin before returning to our lodge for lunch. Several hummingbirds are possible in the vicinity of our lodge including Andean Emerald, Fawn-breasted Brilliant, Blue-headed Sapphire, Buff-tailed Coronet, Bronzy Inca, Long-billed Starthroat, Booted Racket-tail, Long-tailed Sylph and Purple-throated Woodstar to name a few. In the afternoon we’ll head towards the small town of Buga stopping on the way at the house of Colombian hummingbird authority Luis Mazariegos. More

Purplish-mantled Tanagers are quite common Blue-fronted Parrotlet near nest Brown-billed Scythebill Google Enter your search termsSubmit search form Web www.travellingbirder.com Valid HTML 4.01! Copyright © 2003-2010 www.travellingbirder.com - info@eurobirding. More