
Hooded Mountain Tanager
Buthraupis montana (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
87 gWeight
The hooded mountain tanager (Buthraupis montana) is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae.
Most records: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru
Where and when it's recorded
Hooded Mountain Tanager has been recorded at 103 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Guango LodgeEcuador2,794 records
- Reserva YanacochaEcuador1,600 records
- Hacienda El BosqueColombia1,338 records
More places
- Hotel Termales del RuízColombia1,159 records
- Cordillera Guacamayos – Sendero JumandyEcuador945 records
- Reserva Tapichalaca y Casa SimpsonEcuador932 records
- Wayqecha Cloud Forest Birding LodgePeru700 records
- Finca CortaderalColombia688 records
- Giles Fuertesi Proaves ReserveColombia657 records
- Reserva Zuro LomaEcuador653 records
Countries and regions with the most records
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 hooded mountain tanager (Buthraupis montana) is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus Buthraupis. It is found in the forests and woodlands of the Andean highlands of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, at altitudes between 1,800 and 3,000 m (5,900 and 9,800 ft).
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Questions
How big is the Hooded Mountain Tanager?
The Hooded Mountain Tanager weighs around 87 g.
Where does the Hooded Mountain Tanager live?
Its breeding range: South America: Colombia to Bolivia. It is most often recorded in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru.
Is the Hooded Mountain Tanager endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Hooded Mountain Tanager as Least Concern.
What does the Hooded Mountain Tanager eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Hooded Mountain Tanager in?
It belongs to the family Tanagers & Allies (Thraupidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 87 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 129 mm
- Tail
- 90 mm
- Bill
- 22 mm
- Tarsus
- 32 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
South America: Colombia to Bolivia
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae
- Genus
- Buthraupis
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Hooded TanagerNemosia pileata
Cherry-throated TanagerNemosia rourei
Blue-backed TanagerCyanicterus cyanicterus
White-capped TanagerSericossypha albocristata
Scarlet-throated TanagerCompsothraupis loricata
Black-masked FinchCoryphaspiza melanotis
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In other languages
- EnglishHooded Mountain Tanager
- 简体中文黑头山裸鼻雀
- 繁體中文黑頭山裸鼻雀
- 日本語ズキンキバラフウキンチョウ
- DeutschBlaurücken-Bergtangare
- FrançaisTangara montagnard
- EspañolTangara montana
- Portuguêssaíra-andina-de-capuz
- ItalianoTanagra montana monaca
- NederlandsBlauwrugbergtangare
- РусскийГорная танагра
- Svenskasvarthuvad bergtangara
- DanskBjergtangar
- Polskiandotanager kapturowy