Order: Passeriformes | Family: Thraupidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Amazonas, Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Female | Loc. Eastern Andes, Colombia
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Amazonas, Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Female | Loc. Eastern Andes, Colombia
Status: The Rufous-crested Tanager is common in the canopy and sub-canopy of montane forests of the east slope of the Andes at elevations ranging between 1100 – 2400 m. It also occurs in Co and Ec.
Name in Spanish: Tangara de Cresta Rufa.
Sub-species: Rufous-crested Tanager (Creurgops verticalis), P. L. Sclater, 1858.
Meaning of Name: Creurgops: Genus Creurgus Morris, 1837, shrike, opos= appearance. verticalis: L. vertex, verticis= crown of the head, verticalis= crowned, of the head.
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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.