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Santa Marta Mountain Tanager
Anisognathus melanogenys
Santa Marta Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus melanogenys) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Santa Marta Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus melanogenys) is a member of the Thraupidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 41 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Thraupidae Tanagers & Allies
- Genus Anisognathus
- Species melanogenys
Quick facts
- Weight
- 41 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Santa Marta Mountain Tanager is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Santa Marta Mountain Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Santa Marta Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus melanogenys) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South America. Its distribution covers SA Colombia.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 41 g, with a wing length of about 8.8 cm and a tail of around 7.9 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 7,907 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Santa Marta Mountain Tanager?
The Santa Marta Mountain Tanager is a small bird that weighs around 41 g.
Where does the Santa Marta Mountain Tanager live?
The Santa Marta Mountain Tanager is found across South America with a range covering SA Colombia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Santa Marta Mountain Tanager belong to?
The Santa Marta Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus melanogenys) belongs to the Thraupidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Santa Marta Mountain Tanager eat?
The Santa Marta Mountain Tanager is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Santa Marta Mountain Tanager migrate?
The Santa Marta Mountain Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Santa Marta Mountain Tanager endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Santa Marta Mountain Tanager make?
1 real field recording of the Santa Marta Mountain Tanager — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Santa Marta Mountain Tanager's range?
The Santa Marta Mountain Tanager has a mapped global range of about 7,907 km².
Conservation
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