Buff-breasted Mountain Tanager (Dubusia taeniata)
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Buff-breasted Mountain Tanager

Dubusia taeniata (Boissonneau, 1840)

37 gWeight

The buff-banded mountain tanager (Dubusia taeniata), formerly known as the buff-breasted mountain tanager, is a species of Neotropical bird in the tanager family Thraupidae.

Most records: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Buff-breasted Mountain Tanager has been recorded at 70 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Reserva Ecológica Río Blanco – LodgeColombia1,905 records
  2. Guango LodgeEcuador1,062 records
  3. Parque Natural ChicaqueColombia460 records
More places
  1. Reserva Tapichalaca y Casa SimpsonEcuador429 records
  2. Chamicero del Perijá Proaves ReserveColombia425 records
  3. Reserva Zuro LomaEcuador411 records
  4. Reserva YanacochaEcuador320 records
  5. Hacienda El BosqueColombia315 records
  6. Cuchilla San LorenzoColombia291 records
  7. Hotel Termales del RuízColombia288 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ColombiaEcuadorPeru

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The buff-banded mountain tanager (Dubusia taeniata), formerly known as the buff-breasted mountain tanager, is a species of Neotropical bird in the tanager family Thraupidae.

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Questions

How big is the Buff-breasted Mountain Tanager?

The Buff-breasted Mountain Tanager weighs around 37 g.

Where does the Buff-breasted Mountain Tanager live?

Its breeding range: South America: central Colombia and western Venezuela to northwestern Peru. It is most often recorded in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

Is the Buff-breasted Mountain Tanager endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Buff-breasted Mountain Tanager as Least Concern.

What does the Buff-breasted Mountain Tanager eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Buff-breasted Mountain Tanager in?

It belongs to the family Tanagers & Allies (Thraupidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
37 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
90 mm
Tail
92 mm
Bill
22 mm
Tarsus
28 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

South America: central Colombia and western Venezuela to northwestern Peru

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae
Genus
Dubusia

Other birds in the genus Dubusia

Buff-breasted Mountain Tanager

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