Order: Passeriformes | Family: Thraupidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Abra Patricia, Amazonas
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Abra Patricia, Amazonas
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Junin, Pe|Southeast Ec
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Manu Road, Cuzco
Status: The Beryl-spangled Tanager is common in montane forests of the east slope of the Andes at elevations ranging between 1500-2900 m. It also occurs in Co, Ec, and Bo.
Name in Spanish: Tangara Lentejuelada.
Sub-species: Beryl-spangled Tanager (Tangara nigroviridis berlepschi), (Taczanowski), 1884.
Meaning of Name: Tangara: Tupí name, Tangara= dancer, one who turns and skips, originally used for the manakins, but subsequently (Marcgrave 1648) transferred to other bright finch-like birds. nigroviridis: L. niger= black and viridis, virere= green, to be green.

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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2016.