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Blue-winged Mountain Tanager
Anisognathus somptuosus
Blue-winged Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Blue-winged Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus) is a member of the Thraupidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 44.5 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 somptuosus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 44.5 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Blue-winged Mountain Tanager is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Blue-winged Mountain Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Blue-winged Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus) is a member of the Thraupidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA Venezuela to Bolivia.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 44.5 g, with a wing length of about 9.2 cm and a tail of around 7.3 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 320,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Blue-winged Mountain Tanager?
The Blue-winged Mountain Tanager is a small bird that weighs around 44.5 g.
Where does the Blue-winged Mountain Tanager live?
The Blue-winged Mountain Tanager is found across South America with a range covering SA Venezuela to Bolivia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Blue-winged Mountain Tanager belong to?
The Blue-winged Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus) belongs to the Thraupidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Blue-winged Mountain Tanager eat?
The Blue-winged Mountain Tanager is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Blue-winged Mountain Tanager migrate?
The Blue-winged Mountain Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Blue-winged 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 Blue-winged Mountain Tanager make?
1 real field recording of the Blue-winged 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 Blue-winged Mountain Tanager's range?
The Blue-winged Mountain Tanager has a mapped global range of about 320,000 km².
Conservation
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