Nombre en español: Tangará Bigotuda

Nombre en ingles: Blue-whiskered Tanager

Nombre científico: Tangara johannae

Familia: Thraupidae

Foto: Kristian Daza

Canto: Olaf Jahn

La tángara de bigotes azules o tangara bigotuda (Tangara johannae) es una especie de ave paseriforme de la familia Thraupidae, que se encuentra en Colombia y Ecuador.

Hábitat

Vive en los bordes del bosque húmedo y bosques secundarios en áreas costeras o elevaciones hasta los 1.000 m de altitud, generalmente por debajo de 800 msnm. Se encuentra amenazada por destrucción de hábitat, debido a la explotación maderera, colonización y establecimiento de ganadería y plantaciones.

Descripción

Mide en prmedio 13,5 cm de longitud. El plumaje es principalmente verde; presenta el malar es de color turquesa y antifaz de contorno del ojo y parche en la garganta negros, mientras que la grupa es de color amarillo dorado. Las alas y cola son negras con bordes azules.

Blue-whiskered tanager

The blue-whiskered tanager (Tangara johannae) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in the Chocó of Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Currently listed as Near Threatened due to the ongoing deforestation which threatens so much of the remaining Chocó forest of western Colombia and northwest Ecuador, the Blue-whiskered Tanager is generally scarce through much of its range, although it remains locally fairly common in some parts of southernmost Colombia. Principally green-bodied, the malar is turquoise-colored and set-off by a black surround and throat patch, whilst the rump is rich golden-yellow. The Blue-whiskered Tanager is generally restricted to elevations below 1000 m, and usually travels with mixed-species flocks including other Tangaratanagers. Most aspects of the species’ behavior remain poorly known, and the nest has been found just once.