Birds of Ecuador

    PASSERIFORMES: Thraupidae (Tanagers & Allies)  
Genus: Bangsia (3 species, 6 worldwide)


Moss-backed Tanager
Moss-backed Tanager (Bangsia edwardsi)
Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Nigel Eggers   © All Rights Reserved.


Yellow-green Tanager
Yellow-green Tanager (Bangsia flavovirens) Vulnerable
La UniĆ³n, Esmeraldas province, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.

A rare tanager recently moved into the genus Bangsia, which include small but not tiny tanagers who favor very wet habitat.

Golden-chested Tanager
Golden-chested Tanager (Bangsia rothschildi)
Sabaletas, Valle de Cauca, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Found in a narrow altitude band.


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