Santa Marta Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus melanogenys)
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Santa Marta Mountain Tanager

Anisognathus melanogenys (Salvin & Godman, 1880)

41 gWeight

The Santa Marta mountain tanager (Anisognathus melanogenys), also known as the black-cheeked mountain tanager, is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

Busiest months: February and December · Most records: Colombia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: February and December · Most records: Colombia

Santa Marta Mountain Tanager has been recorded at 4 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Cuchilla San LorenzoColombia1,863 records
  2. El Dorado ProAves ReserveColombia1,477 records
  3. RNA Proaves El Dorado – LodgeColombia294 records
More places
  1. Bellavista – VeredaColombia2 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 Santa Marta mountain tanager (Anisognathus melanogenys), also known as the black-cheeked mountain tanager, is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to highland forest in the Santa Marta Mountains in Colombia. It is closely related to the widespread lacrimose mountain tanager, but the distributions of the two do not overlap.

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Questions

How big is the Santa Marta Mountain Tanager?

The Santa Marta Mountain Tanager weighs around 41 g.

Where does the Santa Marta Mountain Tanager live?

Its breeding range: South America: Colombia. It is most often recorded in Colombia.

When is the best time to see the Santa Marta Mountain Tanager?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in February and December (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Santa Marta Mountain Tanager endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Santa Marta Mountain Tanager as Least Concern.

What does the Santa Marta Mountain Tanager eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Santa Marta Mountain Tanager in?

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

At a glance

Weight
41 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
88 mm
Tail
79 mm
Bill
19 mm
Tarsus
28 mm

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

Range

South America: Colombia

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae
Genus
Anisognathus

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Santa Marta Mountain Tanager

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