Buff-bellied Tanager (Thlypopsis inornata)

Order: Passeriformes | Family: Thraupidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Marañon Drainage

Identification & Behavior: ~14 cm (5.5 in). The Buff-bellied Tanager is light bluish-gray above with a rufous crown and nape. The face and underparts are buffy in color. The juvenile is a dull version of the adult with an olive forehead and crown. It forages in second growth, scrub, and shrubbery within its range. It is similar to the Rufous-chested Tanager but is distinguished by uniform buff underparts, and by favoring in drier habitats at lower elevations.

Status: The Buff-bellied Tanager is uncommon in the Marañon Drainage at elevations ranging between 500-2000 m. It also occurs in Ec.

Name in Spanish: Tangara de Vientre Anteado.

Sub-species: Buff-bellied Tanager (Thlypopsis inornata), (Taczanowski), 1879.

Meaning of Name: Thlypopsis: Gr. Thlupis= unknown small bird, perhaps a finch or a warbler, and opsis= appearance. inornata: L. in= not, inornatus= plain, unadorned.

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References:

- 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.

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