Beryl-spangled tanager
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The beryl-spangled tanager (Tangara nigroviridis) is a small songbird of the northern Andes.
Taxonomy
First described by Frédéric de Lafresnaye in 1843, the beryl-spangled tanager is one of dozens of tanager species in the genus Tangara.
Description
It is a small songbird, measuring Script error: No such module "convert". in length.[1] Its plumage is largely turquoise, though heavily marked with black spots and scales.[2] Its breast and belly are primarily black, with opalescent greenish spotting.[1]
Habitat and distribution
The beryl-spangled tanager is found on the eastern slopes of the Andes from Venezuela, though Colombia, Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia.[1] In Ecuador, it is found at elevations ranging from Script error: No such module "convert".,[2] while in Peru it ranges somewhat higher – from Script error: No such module "convert".. It occurs in humid montane forest and second growth.[1]
References
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- Robert Ridgely & Guy Tudor, Birds of South America Vol. 1 (Univ. Texas Press, 1989).