Nombre en español: Tangará Nuquidorada

Nombre en ingles: Golden-naped Tanager

Nombre científico: Chalcothraupis ruficervix

Familia: Thraupidae

Fotografia: Mauricio Ossa

Audio: Oscar Humberto Marin-Gomez

La tangara nuquirrufa (Chalcothraupis ruficervix) es una especie de ave paseriforme de la familia Thraupidae propia de los Andes septentrionales.

Subespecies

Chalcothraupis ruficervix amabilis Zimmer, 1943
Chalcothraupis ruficervix fulvicervix (P.L. Sclater y Salvin, 1876)
Chalcothraupis ruficervix inca Parkes, 1969
Chalcothraupis ruficervix leucotis (PL Sclater, 1851)
Chalcothraupis ruficervix ruficervix (Prévost y Des Murs, 1846)
Chalcothraupis ruficervix taylori (Taczanowski y Berlepsch, 1885)

Distribución y hábitat

Esta especie de ave se distribuye por los Andes de Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador y Perú.

Sus hábitats naturales son los bosques de montaña tropicales.

Golden-naped tanager

The golden-naped tanager (Chalcothraupis ruficervix) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forestsand heavily degraded former forest.

Identification

Golden-naped tanagers have plumage similar to those of the metallic-green tanager, the swallow tanager and the blue-and-black tanager as adults of all three species are primarily blue with black facial masking, however, the golden-naped tanager is the only primarily blue tanager with a golden or reddish crown patch or nape. Females have a similar pattern to males, but have duller colors and a narrower nape patch. Juveniles of both genders have a primarily dull blue-gray coloration with a lighter breast and belly, and lack the distinctive golden nape.