Black-and-gold Tanager vs Azure-shouldered Tanager

Bangsia melanochlamys compared with Tangara cyanoptera

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Black-and-gold Tanager Azure-shouldered Tanager
Scientific Name Bangsia melanochlamys Tangara cyanoptera
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Thraupidae Thraupidae
Conservation Status Vulnerable Least Concern
Length — —
Wingspan 17.7 cm (7.0 in) 19.2 cm (7.6 in)
Weight 37.1 g (1.31 oz) 43.0 g (1.52 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size -- 2-3
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Black-and-gold Tanager only

None

Azure-shouldered Tanager only

None

Conservation Status

Vulnerable

Black-and-gold Tanager

Least Concern

Azure-shouldered Tanager

About These Birds

Black-and-gold Tanager

The Black-and-gold Tanager is a vulnerable, vividly colored tanager restricted to humid montane forests in a small area of the Colombian Andes. Males have glossy black upperparts and golden-yellow underparts and face. It is threatened by severe deforestation in the Colombian Chocó region.

Azure-shouldered Tanager

The Azure-shouldered Tanager is a tanager endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, weighing about 43g with a wingspan of 19.2cm. It has green plumage with striking azure-blue shoulder patches and forages in the forest canopy and edges. It feeds on fruit, nectar, and insects, often in mixed-species flocks.

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