Gold-ringed Tanager

Bangsia aureocincta (Hellmayr, 1910)

16 cmLength42 gWeight

The gold-ringed tanager (Bangsia aureocincta) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, endemic to Colombia.

Busiest months: February–March and November · Most records: Colombia

Vulnerable

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: February–March and November · Most records: Colombia

Gold-ringed Tanager has been recorded at 9 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Camino Montezuma – Los CajonesColombia2,000 records
PNN Tatamá – Cerro Montezuma-Los ChorrosColombia1,160 records
PNN Tatamá – Camino MontezumaColombia1,108 records

More places

PNN Tatamá – Base Militar MontezumaColombia550 records
Las Tangaras ProAves ReserveColombia421 records
RNA Las Tangaras – SendasColombia158 records
Camino Montezuma – Montezuma Rainforest LodgeColombia137 records
Camino Montezuma – La ClaritaColombia66 records
Camino Montezuma – Río ClaroColombia19 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Colombia

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 gold-ringed tanager (Bangsia aureocincta) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, endemic to Colombia. It is a plump, relatively short-tailed tanager with a distinctive gold ring around its face. It inhabits a narrow band of high-altitude cloud forest on the slopes of the western cordillera of the Andes, where it survives on a diet of fruit and insects.

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