Tangara vassorii [vassorii or branicki] (Blue-and-black Tanager (Blue-and-black))

Blue-and-black Tanager (Blue-and-black)

Tangara vassorii [vassorii or branicki] (= Tangara vassorii vassorii) (Boissonneau, A 1840)

The blue-and-black tanager is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is found in the Andes of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela, where it inhabits montane evergreen forest, dwarf forest, and secondary forest at elevations of 1,500–3,500 m (4,900–11,500 ft). It inhabits the highest altitude of any Tangara species, and is the only species from the genus that is found near the tree line. Adults are 13 cm (5.1 in) long and weigh 18 g (0.63 oz) on average, and are mostly blue with black masks, wings, and tails. The species shows slight sexual dimorphism, with females being slightly duller than males. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Thraupidae
Genus:
   Tangara
Scientific:
  Tangara vassorii vassorii

Original description

Citation:
(Boissonneau, A 1840)

Reference:
Rev. Zool. Soc. Cuvierienne 3 p.4

Protonym:
Tanagra (Euphone?) Vassorii

Type locality:
Santa-Fe de Bogota [, Colombia] .

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/48713#page/14/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
21DB9C2654AC19E4

Avibase ID:
avibase-21DB9C26

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/21DB9C26

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 730908

English:
Blue-and-black Tanager [vassorii or branicki]
Bulgarian:
Синьо-черна танагра (ssp. vassorii/branickii)
Catalan:
tàngara blau-i-negra (vassorii/branickii)
Danish:
Blåtangar (Blå-Sort)
German:
Schwarzblautangare (vassorii/branickii)
Spanish:
Tangara Azulinegra (vassorii/branickii)
Spanish (Spain):
Tangara azulinegra (vassorii/branickii)
Finnish:
safiiritangara (vassorii/branickii)
French:
Calliste bleu et noir [vassorii ou branicki]
Croatian:
kratkokljuna tangara (vassorii/branickii)
Japanese (romaji):
aofuukinchou (vassorii/branickii)
Japanese:
アオフウキンチョウ（vassorii／branickii）
Dutch:
Blauw-zwarte tangare (vassorii/branickii)
Norwegian:
blåtanagar (vassorii/branickii)
Polish:
tangarka modra (vassorii/branickii)
Portuguese (Portugal):
tangará-azul-e-preto (vassorii/branickii)
Russian:
Сине-чёрная танагра (vassorii/branickii)
Slovak:
tangara belasá (skup.)
Serbian:
Plavotrba crno-plava tangara
Swedish:
blåtangara (vassorii/branickii)
Turkish:
Mavi-siyah tangara (vassorii/branickii)
Ukrainian:
Танагра синя (підвид vassorii/branickii)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue-and-black Tanager [vassorii or branicki] ( Tangara vassorii [vassorii or branicki])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Blue-and-black Tanager [nominal] ( Tangara vassorii [vassorii or branicki])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Blue-and-black Tanager [nominal] ( Tangara vassorii [vassorii or branicki])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Blue-and-black Tanager [vassorii or branicki] ( Tangara vassorii [vassorii or branicki])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blue-and-black Tanager [nominal] ( Tangara vassorii [vassorii or branicki])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blue-and-black Tanager [nominal] ( Tangara vassorii [vassorii or branicki])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blue-and-black Tanager [nominal] ( Tangara vassorii [vassorii or branicki])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blue-and-black Tanager [nominal] ( Tangara vassorii [vassorii or branicki])
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii)
eBird version 2017: Blue-and-black Tanager (Blue-and-black) ( Tangara vassorii vassorii/branickii) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Blue-and-black Tanager (Blue-and-black) ( Tangara vassorii vassorii/branickii) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Blue-and-black Tanager (Blue-and-black) ( Tangara vassorii vassorii/branickii) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: Blue-and-black Tanager (Blue-and-black) ( Tangara vassorii vassorii/branickii) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Blue-and-black Tanager (Blue-and-black) ( Tangara vassorii vassorii/branickii) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: Blue-and-black Tanager (Blue-and-black) ( Tangara vassorii vassorii/branickii) [version 1]
eBird version 2024: Blue-and-black Tanager (Blue-and-black) ( Tangara vassorii vassorii/branickii) [version 1]
eBird version 2025: Blue-and-black Tanager (Blue-and-black) ( Tangara vassorii vassorii/branickii) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Tangara vassorii

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Other synonyms

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Bulgarian: Синьо-черна танагра (ssp. vassorii/branickii)
Catalan: tàngara blau-i-negra (vassorii/branickii)
Danish: Blåtangar (Blå-Sort)
German: Schwarzblautangare, Schwarzblautangare (vassorii/branickii)
English: Blue-and-black Tanager, Blue-and-black Tanager (Blue-and-black), Blue-and-black Tanager [nominal], Blue-and-black Tanager [vassorii or branicki]
[ENAV]: Blue-and-black Tanager (Blue-and-black)
English, HBW: Blue-and-black Tanager
English (IOC): Blue-and-black Tanager (Blue-and-black)
English (United States): Blue-and-black Tanager (Blue-and-black)
Spanish: Tangara Azulinegra (vassorii/branickii), Tangara azulinegra común
Spanish (Ecuador): Tangara Azulinegra (vassorii/branickii)
Spanish (Spain): Tangara azulinegra (vassorii/branickii)
Spanish (Peru): Tangara Azul y Negra (vassorii/branickii)
Spanish (Venezuela): Tángara Piquirón (vassorii/branickii)
Finnish: safiiritangara (vassorii/branickii)
French: Calliste bleu et noir, Calliste bleu et noir (vassorii), Calliste bleu et noir [nominal], Calliste bleu et noir [vassorii ou branicki], Calliste bleu et noir [vassorii ou branickii]
French (Guyane): Calliste bleu et noir (vassorii/branickii)
Croatian: kratkokljuna tangara (vassorii/branickii)
Japanese (romaji): aofuukinchou (vassorii/branickii)
Japanese: アオフウキンチョウ (vassorii/branickii), アオフウキンチョウ（vassorii／branickii）
Scientific: Tanagra Vassorii, Tangara vassorii, Tangara vassorii [vassorii or branicki], Tangara vassorii vassorii, Tangara vassorii vassorii/branickii
Dutch: Blauw-zwarte tangare (vassorii/branickii)
Norwegian: blåtanagar (vassorii/branickii)
Polish: tangarka modra (vassorii/branickii)
Portuguese (Portugal): tangará-azul-e-preto (vassorii/branickii)
Russian: Сине-чёрная танагра (vassorii/branickii)
Slovak: tangara belasá (skup.)
Serbian: Plavotrba crno-plava tangara
Swedish: blåtangara (vassorii/branickii)
Turkish: Mavi-siyah tangara (vassorii/branickii)
Ukrainian: Танагра синя (підвид vassorii/branickii)