Family Tanagers (Thraupidae)

Least Concern

Chestnut-bellied Mountain-tanager (Dubusia castaneoventris)

Taxonomy

French: Tangara à ventre marron German: Orangebauch-Bergtangare Spanish: Tangara ventricastaña

Taxonomy:

Calliste castaneoventris

P. L. Sclater

, 1851,

Bolivia

Birds from Auquimarca (Junín), in Peru, described as a geographical race, peruviana, but appear to differ little, if at all, from those in rest of species’ range. Treated as monotypic.

Distribution:

E slope of Andes in Peru (from SE La Libertad) S to Bolivia (La Paz and Cochabamba).

Descriptive notes

15 cm; 25–33 g. A small tanager, mainly dull blue above and rufous below, with small bill. Has crown medium sky-blue with slight frosty sheen (pale feather edges), bordered... read more

Voice

In general not a persistent singer. Song in Peru a clear, whistled “peee paay”; in Bolivia (... read more

Habitat

Dense humid and wet montane forest, elfin woodland, thickets, and gaps and borders in broken... read more

Food and feeding

Arthropods and berries. Normally found singly or in pairs, infrequently three or occasionally more individuals, alone or, more often, with... read more

Breeding

No information.

Movements

Local or seasonal movements believed likely, although none reported.

Status and conservation

Not globally threatened. Uncommon. Distributed along montane and tree-line Andean habitats from N Peru S to C Bolivia. Occurs in various protected areas, including Tingo... read more

Bibliography

Public comments

Recommended citation

Hilty, S. (2019). Chestnut-bellied Mountain-tanager (Dubusia castaneoventris). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/61663 on 24 February 2019).

Scientific classification

Class: Aves

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

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In past, included in a much broader Emberizidae. Probably sister to Cardinalidae, with these two perhaps sister to Mitrospingidae#R #R #R #R. Family limits and internal structure extensively revised in recent years on basis of numerous genetic studies#R #R #R #R #R #R. These have led to subdivision into 15 subfamilies, as well as numerous other notable changes (as compared to HBW) including: relocation herein of Parkerthraustes and Saltator from Cardinalidae, and of Charitospiza, Coryphaspiza, Embernagra, Emberizoides, Incaspiza, Porphyrospiza, Tiaris, Euneornis, Loxipasser, Loxigilla, Melanospiza, Certhidea, Platyspiza, Pinaroloxias, Geospiza, Volatinia, Coryphospingus, Rhodospingus, Sporophila, Piezorina, Xenospingus, Poospiza, Donacospiza, Sicalis, Phrygilus, Nesospiza, Rowettia, Melanodera, Haplospiza, Acanthidops, Idiopsar, Catamenia, Lophospingus, Diuca, Gubernatrix and Paroaria from Emberizidae (=Passerellidae); and also removal of Chlorophonia and Euphonia to Fringillidae, of Rhodinocichla to Rhodinocichlidae, of Chlorospingus to Passerellidae, of Phaenicophilus to Phaenicophilidae, of Spindalis to Spindalidae, of Nesospingus to Nesospingidae, of Calyptophilus to Calyptophilidae, of Lamprospiza, Mitrospingus and Orthogonys to Mitrospingidae, and of Habia, Chlorothraupis and Piranga to Cardinalidae. Generic limits within family also extensively revised, and associated sequence of species followed herein#R.

Subfamily: Thraupinae

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“Core tanagers”, with over 100 species, including a clade most members of which (Lophospingus, Diuca, Gubernatrix, Paroaria) were previously treated in Emberizidae and one species (Pseudosaltator rufiventris) previously treated in Cardinalidae#R.

Genus: Dubusia Bonaparte, 1850

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Previously included a single species, but this now split into three and Delothraupis merged herein on molecular evidence#R.

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