Tangara vassorii (Blue-and-black Tanager)

Blue-and-black Tanager

Tangara 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

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:
26BE0F1E2E4C04BE

Avibase ID:
avibase-26BE0F1E

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/26BE0F1E

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 563321

Geographic range:

Tangara vassorii vassorii: Andes of Colombia to northwestern Venezuela, Ecuador, and northwestern Peru
Tangara vassorii branickii: Andes of northern and central Peru
Tangara vassorii atrocoerulea: Andes of southern Peru (Huánuco) to western Bolivia

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Blue-and-black Tanager
Catalan:
tàngara blava i negra
Czech:
tangara modročerná
Danish:
Blåtangar
German:
Schwarzblautangare
Spanish:
Tangara Azulinegra
Spanish (Spain):
Tangara Azulinegra
Finnish:
safiiritangara
French:
Calliste bleu et noir
Croatian:
kratkokljuna tangara
Italian:
Tanagra nerazzurra
Japanese (romaji):
aofuukinchou
Japanese:
アオフウキンチョウ
Lithuanian:
Dvispalvė tanagra
Dutch:
Blauw-zwarte Tangare
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Blåtanagar
Norwegian:
Blåtanagar
Polish:
tangarka modra
Portuguese:
saíra-azul-e-preta
Portuguese (Portugal):
tangará-azul-e-preto
Russian:
Сине-чёрная танагра
Slovak:
tangara belasá
Serbian:
Crno-plava tangara
Swedish:
blåtangara
Ukrainian:
Танагра синя
Chinese:
蓝黑唐加拉雀
Chinese (Traditional):
藍黑唐加拉雀

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00: Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01: Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02: Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Calliste bleu et noir ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Calliste bleu et noir ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition: Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
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South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Blue-and-black Tanager ( Tangara vassorii) [version 1]
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Tangara vassorii [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Tangara vassorii [version 1]

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