Green-capped Tanager

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

The Green-capped Tanager (Tangara meyerdeschauenseei) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is endemic to forest edge and gardens at altitudes of 1450–2200 m. in Puno, Peru, and La Paz, Bolivia. It is fairly common and possibly spreading, but its tiny range has led to it being evaluated as vulnerable by BirdLife International and IUCN. It closely resembles the widespread Burnished-buff Tanager, but its mantle is bluer (male) or greener (female), and its crown is greenish-buff. More

back also fits well for the Green-capped Tanager, and it has some green shine in the head. More

Images Green-capped tanager perched in a tree Green-capped tanager perched in a tree Species related by - * Family group * Habitat * Conservation status * * View image slideshow * Link to this image * Email to a friend * More

Green-capped tanager perched in a tree Green-capped tanager perched in a treePrint factsheet Facts - Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Passeriformes Family Thraupidae Genus Tangara (1) Status - Classified as Vulnerable More

Green-capped Tanager and a lot of Bolivian species that occur in the extreme south of Peru. - Day 1- to the Colca Canyon Leaving Arequipa we wend our way between the volcanoes El Misti and Chachani on the way to the national reserve of "Salinas y Aguada Blanca". Here we encounter vicu More

Green-capped Tanager – and indeed, one of the first birds to show up as we enjoyed a field breakfast was a female of this sought-after but locally common species. Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatchers were also easy to see, and White-winged Black-Tyrant and White-bellied Hummingbird were further breakfast stop additions. As we loaded back into the car to head down the valley, a flock of White-tipped Swifts passed overhead. A brief stop at 1600 m. More