Home Nature Have beryl spots A tangerine bird features a blue crest, glossy black eyebrows, and black eye surrounds. The rest is primarily black with blue scales that are easily identifiable

Have beryl spots A tangerine bird features a blue crest, glossy black eyebrows, and black eye surrounds. The rest is primarily black with blue scales that are easily identifiable

Nature — 05/21/2024

Tangara nigroviridis, the Beryl-spangled Tanager

The species is classified as least concern by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Size and Action: around 13.5 cm (5.3 inches). The Beryl-spangled Tanager can be identified by its sapphire crown, black eye area, and flowing black feathers. The remaining portion is predominantly black and features distinctive bluish scales. It commonly hangs out with mixed-species flocks while foraging in second growth in the upper canopy of humid montane forests. Please refer to the Spotted Tanager for the spotty plumage pattern.

At elevations between 1500 and 2900 meters, the Beryl-spangled Tanager is a common sight in the montane forests that line the eastern side of the Andes. You can find it in Bo, Ec, and Co as well.

Tаngаrа Lentejuelаdа is its Spаnish nаme.

 

Beryl-spangled Tanager (Tangara nigroviridis berlepschi), subspecies Tatanowicz, 1884.

word Origin: Tangara: The Tupí word Tangara means “dancer” or “one who turns and skips.” It was originally given to manakins but was later applied for various colorful finch-like birds (Marcgrave 1648). nigroviridis: Latin niger means “black” and viridis means “to be green” (from the verb virere).