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Bangsia
''Bangsia'' is a genus of Neotropical birds in the tanager family Thraupidae. They are native to humid forests in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and Costa Rica. Taxonomy and species list The genus ''Bangsia'' was introduce in 1919 by the ornithologist Thomas Edward Penard with a subspecies of the blue-and-gold tanager ''Buthraupis arcaei caeruleigularis'' as the type. The genus name honours the American ornithologist Outram Bangs. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that the genus ''Bangsia'' was sister to the genus ''Wetmorethraupis'' which contains only a single species, the orange-throated tanager. The genus contains six species: * Blue-and-gold tanager The blue-and-gold tanager (''Bangsia arcaei'') is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is native to the Talamancan montane forests and the Serranía del Darién. It is threatened by habitat loss. References Bangsia, blue-and-gol ..., ''Bangsia arcaei'' * Black-and-gold tanager, ''Bangsia melan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold-ringed Tanager
The gold-ringed tanager (''Bangsia aureocincta'') is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, endemic to Colombia. It is a plump, relatively short-tailed tanager with a distinctive gold ring around its face. It inhabits a narrow band of high-altitude cloud forest on the slopes of the Cordillera Occidental (Colombia), western cordillera of the Andes, where it survives on a diet of fruit and insects. The bird is found in small numbers within a limited geographical area, and much of its breeding biology has yet to be described. It is considered a vulnerable species, threatened by habitat loss. Taxonomy and systematics The species was first formally described in 1910 as ''Buthraupis aureocincta'' by the Austrian ornithologist Carl Eduard Hellmayr, based on a specimen in the collection of the "Zoological Museum of Munich" (probably the Bavarian State Collection of Zoology). The specimen was collected by M.G. Palmer at the 6700 foot level of the Tatamá mountain (Cerro Tatamá) in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
