Order: Passeriformes | Family: Thraupidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Manu Road, Cuzco
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Eastern Andes, Colombia
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Manu Road, Cuzco
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Eastern Andes, Colombia
Status: The Golden-eared Tanager is uncommon in montane forests of the east slope of the Andes at elevations ranging between 850-1600 m. It also occurs in Co, Ec, and Bo.
Name in Spanish: Tangara de Oreja Dorada.
Sub-species: Golden-eared Tanager (Tangara chrysotis), (Du Bus de Gisignies), 1846.
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.
chrysotis: Gr. Khrusos= gold and otis, ous= eared, ear.

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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.