Avibase: Bangsia edwardsi (Moss-backed Tanager)

Moss-backed Tanager

Bangsia edwardsi (Elliot, DG 1865)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Moss-backed Tanager - Bangsia edwardsi	Olaf Jahn	2006-09-00	Esmeraldas: San Vicente Alto, Cordillera de Lachas, Cotacachi-Cayapas Ecological Reserve, Esmeraldas (Ecuador) (1750 m)	song - Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD playback-used:no	262611 xeno-canto.org
Moss-backed Tanager - Bangsia edwardsi	Olaf Jahn	1997-06-22	Esmeraldas: Playa de Oro, foothill zone ca. 7 km E of village, Río Santiago, Esmeraldas (Ecuador) (450 m)	begging calls, juvenile - Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD playback-used:no	262612 xeno-canto.org
Moss-backed Tanager - Bangsia edwardsi	Andrew Spencer	2013-02-19	Mashpi Road, Pichincha, Ecuador, Pichincha (Ecuador)	- I think this is true song from this species, as this was given while the bird was perched on top of a tree without moving for a long period. Note similarity to certain vocalizations from Gold-ringed Tanager.	31405241 macaulaylibrary.org
Moss-backed Tanager - Bangsia edwardsi	Andrew Spencer	2013-02-19	Mashpi Road, Pichincha , Pichincha & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas (Ecuador) (1400 m)	song - natural vocalization. I think this is true song from this species, as this was given while the bird was perched on top of a tree without moving for a long period. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	122345 xeno-canto.org
Moss-backed Tanager - Bangsia edwardsi	Paul Driver	2023-11-17	Amagusa Reserve Pichincha, Quito (Ecuador) (1300 m)	song - [sono]	844946 xeno-canto.org
Moss-backed Tanager - Bangsia edwardsi	Mitch Lysinger	1997-08-29	Esmeraldas: 7 km WNW Lita, Esmeraldas (Ecuador) (900 m)	agitated calls (or alarm calls?) - Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD playback-used:no	261208 xeno-canto.org
Moss-backed Tanager - Bangsia edwardsi	Iván Lau	2020-02-20	Reserva Natural río Ñambí, Vereda el Barro, Altaquer, Barbacoas, Nariño., Nariño (Colombia) (1400 m)	song - One of several birds that where part of a mixed flock. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	588461 xeno-canto.org
Moss-backed Tanager - Bangsia edwardsi	Olaf Jahn	2006-09-00	Esmeraldas: San Vicente Alto, Cordillera de Lachas, Cotacachi-Cayapas Ecological Reserve, Esmeraldas (Ecuador) (1750 m)	song - Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD playback-used:no	262610 xeno-canto.org
Moss-backed Tanager - Bangsia edwardsi	Patricio Mena Valenzuela	2006-02-00	Esmeraldas: Río Negro Chico, S of Alto Tambo, Esmeraldas (Ecuador) (1100 m)	agitated song - Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD playback-used:no	275638 xeno-canto.org
Moss-backed Tanager - Bangsia edwardsi	Robert S. Ridgely	1997-08-00	Esmeraldas: El Placer, Esmeraldas (Ecuador) (650 m)	agitated calls or alarm calls - Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD playback-used:no	275134 xeno-canto.org
Moss-backed Tanager - Bangsia edwardsi	Francisco Sornoza	2021-04-24	Pichincha: Amagusa, Mashpi, Pichincha & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas (Ecuador) (1240 m)	song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	647272 xeno-canto.org
Moss-backed Tanager - Bangsia edwardsi	Marc Anderson	2025-02-18	Reserva Mashpi Amagusa, Pichincha., Quito (Ecuador) (1300 m)	song - [sono]	1004951 xeno-canto.org
Moss-backed Tanager - Bangsia edwardsi	Andrés M. Cuervo	2026-05-09	, Nariño (Colombia)	-	657285043 macaulaylibrary.org
Moss-backed Tanager - Bangsia edwardsi	Jonas Nilsson	1996-11-13	Esmeraldas: trail with new camp after Inefan trail, Esmeraldas (Ecuador) (925 m)	call - Reference: JN1. Krabbe & Nilsson (2003) (ISBN 90-75838-06-9). bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	275771 xeno-canto.org
Moss-backed Tanager - Bangsia edwardsi	Marc Anderson	2025-02-18	Reserva Mashpi Amagusa, Pichincha., Quito (Ecuador) (1300 m)	song - [sono]	1032604 xeno-canto.org
Moss-backed Tanager - Bangsia edwardsi	Andrew Spencer	2010-07-20	La Delicia--Guayabillas road (upper part above Mashpi turnoff), Pichincha, Ecuador, Pichincha (Ecuador)	- Calls from a bird perched high in roadside second growth.	74464421 macaulaylibrary.org
Moss-backed Tanager - Bangsia edwardsi	Iván Lau	2018-10-10	, Nariño (Colombia)	-	120586691 macaulaylibrary.org
Moss-backed Tanager - Bangsia edwardsi	Marc Anderson	2025-02-18	Reserva Mashpi Amagusa, Pichincha., Quito (Ecuador) (1300 m)	song - [sono]	1001627 xeno-canto.org
Moss-backed Tanager - Bangsia edwardsi	Francisco Sornoza	2021-04-23	Pichincha: Amagusa, Mashpi, Pichincha & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas (Ecuador) (1240 m)	song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	647262 xeno-canto.org
Moss-backed Tanager - Bangsia edwardsi	Dušan M. Brinkhuizen	09 - 08 -200	Mashpi Reserve turnoff, 9km past La Delicia, Pichincha, Ecuador (Ecuador) (1300 m)	call (B) -	37667 xeno-canto.org
Moss-backed Tanager - Bangsia edwardsi	Nick Athanas	2007-05-04	El Cristal, Esmeraldas, Ecuador, Esmeraldas (Ecuador)	- Mobbing a pygmy-owl. XC13266.	284419231 macaulaylibrary.org
Moss-backed Tanager - Bangsia edwardsi	Francisco Sornoza	2021-04-26	Pichincha: Amagusa, Mashpi, Pichincha & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas (Ecuador) (1240 m)	song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	647288 xeno-canto.org
Moss-backed Tanager - Bangsia edwardsi	Daniel Lane	1997-07-29	2.7km E Alto Tambo, Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas (Ecuador) (890 m m)	song - Natural song from two individuals about 10m up with mixed-species flock.	74750 xeno-canto.org
Moss-backed Tanager - Bangsia edwardsi	Juan Aguilar	2025-02-25	, Imbabura (Ecuador)	-	631635414 macaulaylibrary.org

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