Blue-necked Tanager

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The Blue-necked Tanager is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Blue-necked Tanager (Tangara cyanicollis) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and heavily degraded former forest.The Blue-necked Tanager averages 12 cm in length and weighs approximately 17 g. They have a blue hood and throat. The wing coverts, wing edges, and rump are turquoise to a greenish straw color. More

Blue-necked Tanager - Tangara cyanicollis Calliste à cou bleu = Calliste à cou bleu Life of the Tanager Gallery : © Louis S Hegedus Order : Passériformes Family : Thraupidae Species : Blue-necked Tanager Reference: lohe11657 Other pictures Copy forbidden without prior authorization. More

Blue-necked Tanager - Tangara cyanicollis Blue-necked Tanager Tangara cyanicollis caeruleocephala Shaime, Zamora-Chinchipe province, Ecuador. (D3) Speckled Tanager - Tangara guttata Speckled Tanager Tangara guttata chrysophrys Rancho Grande, Henri Pittier NP, Aragua state, Venezuela. Note the bright yellow on the face, a useful feature for separating it from similar species in areas of overlap (e.g. the Sierra de Lema in Venezuela). More

Blue-necked Tanager Tangara cyanicollis = Described by: d'Orbigny; Lafresnaye (1837) Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs Peru - Aug, 2002 More

XC17540 :: Blue-necked Tanager (Tangara cyanicollis caeruleocephala) = Recording data Recordist Andrew Spencer Date 23-12-2007 Time 07:40 Country Ecuador Location Old Loja-Zamora road, Zamora-Chinchipe Longitude W78.59'23" Latitude S4. More

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Thraupidae
Genus : Tangara
Species : cyanicollis
Authority : (D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)