Order: Passeriformes | Family: Thraupidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Moyobamba, San Martin
Age: Adult | Sex: Female | Loc. Moyobamba, San Martin
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Moyobamba, San Martin
Age: Adult | Sex: Female | Loc. Moyobamba, San Martin
Status: Endemic. The Black-bellied Tanager is restricted to the Mayo and Alto Huallaga Valleys at elevations ranging between 500-1800 m.
Name in Spanish: Tangara de Vientre Negro.
Sub-species: Black-bellied Tanager (Ramphocelus melanogaster melanogaster), (Swainson), 1838. N Peru in San Martín and Huánuco (to confluence of R Huayabamba and R Huallaga) S to NW Ucayali (R Ucayali).
(Ramphocelus melanogaster transitus), J. T. Zimmer, 1929. N Peru in San Martín and Huánuco (to confluence of R Huayabamba and R Huallaga) S to NW Ucayali (R Ucayali).
Meaning of Name: Ramphocelus: Gr. Rhamphos= bill and koilos= concave. melanogaster: Gr. melas, melanos= black; gaster, gastros= belly.
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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.