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Blue-shouldered Mountain-tanager
Anisognathus somptuosus (Lesson, RP 1831)
The blue-winged mountain tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers. It is found in highland forest and woodland in the Andes of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela, as well as a disjunct population in the Venezuelan Coastal Range. It is a common species and its populations appear to be stable. It is generally bright yellow and black with blue to the wings and tail; some populations have a moss-green back. In Bolivia and southernmost Peru, the rump is blue and the voice is very different; this population is sometimes recognized as a separate species, the Bolivian mountain tanager. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Thraupidae
Genus:
Anisognathus
Scientific:
Anisognathus somptuosus
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Thraupidae
Genus:
Anisognathus
Scientific:
Anisognathus somptuosus
Original description
Citation:
(Lesson, RP 1831)
Reference:
Traité Orn. Tabl. Méth.
livr.6 p.463
Imprint year:
1831
Protonym:
Tachyphonus somptuosus
Type locality:
no locality; type from Peru, fide Hellmayr, 1936, Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 9, p. 203.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/111050#page/501/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
8BF26DF511A2EE06
Avibase ID:
avibase-8BF26DF5
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/8BF26DF5
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 558600
Geographic range:
- Anisognathus somptuosus somptuosus: far southeastern Ecuador (Zamora) to eastern Peru (Junín)
- Anisognathus somptuosus antioquiae: northern part of western and central Andes of Colombia
- Anisognathus somptuosus victorini: Andes of central Colombia to southwestern Venezuela (Táchira)
- Anisognathus somptuosus cyanopterus: west slope of central Andes of southwestern Colombia and western Ecuador
- Anisognathus somptuosus baezae: east slope of eastern Andes of southern Colombia and eastern Ecuador
- Anisognathus somptuosus venezuelanus: coastal mountains of northern Venezuela (Yaracuy to Miranda)
- Anisognathus somptuosus virididorsalis: subtropical northern Venezuela (Golfo de Triste area)
- Anisognathus somptuosus alamoris: subtropical southwestern Ecuador (Cuenca to Loja)
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Source: Clements checklist
Blue-shouldered Mountain-tanager
Catalan:
tàngara andina de capell groc
Czech:
tangara jižní
Danish:
Blåskuldret Bjergtangar
German:
Blauflügel-Bergtangare
Spanish:
Tangara aliazul
Finnish:
viheltäjätangara
French:
Tangara somptueux
Hungarian:
azúrszárnyú hegyitangara
Italian:
Tangara di monte nucagialla
Japanese (romaji):
aobaneyamafuukinchou
Lithuanian:
Mėlynsparnė kalninė tanagra
Dutch:
Blauwvleugel-bergtangare
Ukrainian:
Андагра жовтоголова
Chinese:
蓝翅岭裸鼻雀
Chinese (Traditional):
藍翅嶺裸鼻雀
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue-shouldered Mountain-tanager ( Anisognathus somptuosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Blue-shouldered Mountain-tanager ( Anisognathus somptuosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Blue-shouldered Mountain-tanager ( Anisognathus somptuosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Blue-shouldered Mountain-tanager ( Anisognathus somptuosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Blue-shouldered Mountain-tanager ( Anisognathus somptuosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Blue-shouldered Mountain-tanager ( Anisognathus somptuosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blue-shouldered Mountain-tanager ( Anisognathus somptuosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blue-shouldered Mountain-tanager ( Anisognathus somptuosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blue-shouldered Mountain-tanager ( Anisognathus somptuosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blue-shouldered Mountain-tanager ( Anisognathus somptuosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blue-shouldered Mountain-tanager ( Anisognathus somptuosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blue-shouldered Mountain-tanager ( Anisognathus somptuosus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Blue-winged Mountain-tanager ( Anisognathus somptuosus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Blue-winged Mountain-tanager ( Anisognathus somptuosus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Blue-winged Mountain-tanager ( Anisognathus somptuosus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Blue-winged Mountain-tanager ( Anisognathus somptuosus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Blue-winged Mountain-tanager ( Anisognathus somptuosus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Blue-winged Mountain-tanager ( Anisognathus somptuosus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Blue-winged Mountain-tanager ( Anisognathus somptuosus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Blue-winged Mountain-tanager ( Anisognathus somptuosus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Blue-winged Mountain-tanager ( Anisognathus somptuosus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Blue-winged Mountain-tanager ( Anisognathus somptuosus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Blue-winged Mountain-tanager ( Anisognathus somptuosus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Blue-winged Mountain-tanager ( Anisognathus somptuosus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager (Blue-winged) ( Anisognathus somptuosus [somptuosus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager (Blue-winged) ( Anisognathus somptuosus [somptuosus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager (Blue-winged) ( Anisognathus somptuosus [somptuosus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Blue-winged Mountain Tanager (Blue-winged) ( Anisognathus somptuosus [somptuosus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Blue-winged Mountain Tanager (Blue-winged) ( Anisognathus somptuosus [somptuosus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Blue-winged Mountain Tanager (Blue-winged) ( Anisognathus somptuosus [somptuosus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Blue-winged Mountain Tanager (Blue-winged) ( Anisognathus somptuosus [somptuosus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Blue-winged Mountain Tanager (Blue-winged) ( Anisognathus somptuosus [somptuosus Group]) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Blue-winged Mountain-tanager ( Anisognathus somptuosus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Blue-winged Mountain-tanager ( Anisognathus somptuosus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Blue-winged Mountain-tanager ( Anisognathus somptuosus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Blue-winged Mountain-tanager ( Anisognathus somptuosus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Blue-winged Mountain-tanager ( Anisognathus somptuosus) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Anisognathus [somptuosus or flavinucha]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bulgarian: Синьокрила планинска танагра [Група somptuosus]
Catalan: tàngara andina de capell groc, tàngara andina de capell groc [grup somptuosus]
Czech: tangara jižní
Danish: Blåskuldret Bjergtangar, Blåskuldret Bjergtangar (Almindelig)
German: Blauflügel-Bergtangare, Blauflügel-Bergtangare [somptuosus-Gruppe], Blauschwingen-Bergtangare
English: Blue-shouldered Mountain-tanager, Blue-winged Mountain Tanager (Blue-winged), Blue-winged Mountain-tanager, Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager (Blue-winged)
English (Avilist): Blue-winged Mountain Tanager (Blue-winged)
English, HBW: Blue-winged Mountain-tanager
English (IOC): Blue-winged Mountain Tanager (Blue-winged)
English (United States): Blue-winged Mountain Tanager (Blue-winged), Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager (Blue-winged)
Spanish: Cachaquito Primavera, Tangara Aliazul, Tangara Aliazul (grupo somptuosus)
Spanish (Colombia): Clarinero primavera
Spanish (Ecuador): Tangara Montana Aliazul [Grupo somptuosus], Tangara-montana aliazul
Spanish (Spain): Tangara Aliazul, Tangara aliazul (grupo somptuosus)
Spanish (Peru): Tangara-de-Montaña de Ala Azul, Tangara-de-Montaña de Ala Azul [grupo somptuosus]
Spanish (Venezuela): Cachaquito Primavera, Cachaquito Primavera [grupo somptuosus]
Finnish: viheltäjätangara, viheltäjätangara (somptuosus- ryhmä)
French: Tangara à nuque jaune, Tangara somptueux, Tangara somptueux (groupe somptuosus), Tangara somptueux [somptuosus]
French (Guyane): Tangara somptueux (groupe somptuosus)
Croatian: crnočela tangara [somptuosus grupa]
Hungarian: azúrszárnyú hegyitangara
Italian: Tangara di monte nucagialla
Japanese (romaji): aobaneyamafuukinchou, aobaneyamafuukinchou (somptuosus guru-pu)
Japanese: アオバネヤマフウキンチョウ, アオバネヤマフウキンチョウ (somptuosus グループ), アオバネヤマフウキンチョウ（somptuosus グループ）
Scientific: Anisognathus somptuosus, Anisognathus somptuosus [somptuosus Group], Anisognathus somptuosus somptuosus, Tachyphonus somptuosus
Lithuanian: Mėlynsparnė kalninė tanagra
Dutch: Blauwvleugel-bergtangare, Blauwvleugelbergtangare (somptuosus-groep)
Norwegian: Blåvingetanagar, blåvingetanagar (somptuosus gr.)
Polish: andagra zóltolbista, andagra żółtołbista, andagra żółtołbista [gr. somptuosus]
Portuguese (Portugal): tangará-d'asa-azul [grupo somptuosus]
Russian: Желтошапочная танагра [группа somptuosus], Синекрылая горная танагра
Slovak: tangara modrokrídla, tangara modrokrídla (skup.)
Serbian: Severna plavokrila tangara
Swedish: blåvingad bergtangara [gruppen somptuosus], Blåvingad tangara
Turkish: Mavi kanatlı dağ tangarası [somptuosus grubu]
Ukrainian: Андагра жовтоголова, Андагра жовтоголова [група somptuosus]
Chinese: 蓝翅岭裸鼻雀
Chinese (Traditional): 藍翅嶺裸鼻雀
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