How big is a Santa Marta Mountain Tanager?

The Santa Marta Mountain Tanager is a small sized bird weighing about 41 g.

Where can you see a Santa Marta Mountain Tanager?

The Santa Marta Mountain Tanager is endemic to Colombia, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Santa Marta Mountain Tanager?

The Santa Marta Mountain Tanager is most easily confused with the Black-chinned Mountain Tanager, the Lacrimose Mountain Tanager and the Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager.

Is the Santa Marta Mountain Tanager endangered?

The Santa Marta Mountain Tanager is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Santa Marta Mountain Tanager

Anisognathus melanogenys

Tanagers and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Santa Marta Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus melanogenys) is a rare tanager found only in Colombia, weighing about 41 g. The Santa Marta mountain tanager, also known as the black-cheeked mountain tanager, is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

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Santa Marta Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus melanogenys), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Christoph Moning · cc-by

Santa Marta Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus melanogenys), photo 2 — Photo: johnyochum · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Santa Marta Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus melanogenys), photo 3 — Photo: johnyochum · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Santa Marta Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus melanogenys), photo 4 — Photo: Ben Costamagna · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Santa Marta Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus melanogenys), photo 5 — Photo: Ben Costamagna · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Santa Marta Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus melanogenys), photo 6 — Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0

Santa Marta Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus melanogenys), photo 7 — Photo: Allan Harris · CC0

Santa Marta Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus melanogenys), photo 8 — Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0

Santa Marta Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus melanogenys), photo 9 — Photo: nmoorhatch · CC BY 4.0

Santa Marta Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus melanogenys), photo 10 — Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0

About the Santa Marta Mountain Tanager

The Santa Marta mountain tanager, also known as the black-cheeked mountain tanager, is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to highland forest in the Santa Marta Mountains in Colombia. It is closely related to the widespread lacrimose mountain tanager, but the distributions of the two do not overlap.

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Where it lives

Colombia

When to see it

The Santa Marta Mountain Tanager can be seen all year round, with peak activity in February. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Santa Marta Mountain Tanager look like?: The Santa Marta mountain tanager, also known as the black-cheeked mountain tanager, is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
How big is a Santa Marta Mountain Tanager?: The Santa Marta Mountain Tanager is a small sized bird weighing about 41 g.
Where can you see a Santa Marta Mountain Tanager?: The Santa Marta Mountain Tanager is endemic to Colombia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Santa Marta Mountain Tanager?: The Santa Marta Mountain Tanager is most easily confused with the Black-chinned Mountain Tanager, the Lacrimose Mountain Tanager and the Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager.
Is the Santa Marta Mountain Tanager endangered?: The Santa Marta Mountain Tanager is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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