
Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager
Anisognathus igniventris (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
34 gWeight
The scarlet-bellied mountain tanager (Anisognathus igniventris) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
Most records: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Where and when it's recorded
Most records: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager has been recorded at 96 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Hotel Termales del RuízColombia3,946 records
- Reserva YanacochaEcuador3,719 records
- Reserva Zuro LomaEcuador1,603 records
More places
- RFP Bosque Oriental de Bogotá – Cerro MonserrateColombia1,062 records
- Bosque de San Carlos/La VirginiaColombia949 records
- Finca CortaderalColombia742 records
- Hacienda El BosqueColombia738 records
- Observatorio de ColibriesColombia723 records
- Papallacta – hot springs and road to Cayambe-CocaEcuador700 records
- Guango LodgeEcuador699 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 scarlet-bellied mountain tanager (Anisognathus igniventris) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Andean forest, woodland and shrub in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. It is sometimes split into two species: The scarlet-bellied mountain tanager (A. lunulatus) ranging north from central Peru, and the fire-bellied mountain tanager (A. igniventris) ranging south from central Peru.
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Questions
How big is the Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager?
The Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager weighs around 34 g.
Where does the Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager live?
Its breeding range: South America: Colombia to Bolivia. It is most often recorded in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
Is the Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager as Least Concern.
What does the Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager eat?
Main food: Fruit.
What family is the Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager in?
It belongs to the family Tanagers & Allies (Thraupidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 34 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Fruit
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 88 mm
- Tail
- 75 mm
- Bill
- 15 mm
- Tarsus
- 25 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
- Anisognathus
Other birds in the genus Anisognathus
Blue-winged Mountain TanagerAnisognathus somptuosus
Black-chinned Mountain TanagerAnisognathus notabilis
Santa Marta Mountain TanagerAnisognathus melanogenys
Lacrimose Mountain TanagerAnisognathus lacrymosus
PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema
Coal-crested FinchCharitospiza eucosma
Brown TanagerOrchesticus abeillei
Yellow-shouldered GrosbeakParkerthraustes humeralis
Hooded TanagerNemosia pileata
Cherry-throated TanagerNemosia rourei
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In other languages
- EnglishScarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager
- 简体中文朱腹岭裸鼻雀
- 繁體中文朱腹嶺裸鼻雀
- 日本語アカハラヤマフウキンチョウ
- DeutschMennigohr-Bergtangare
- FrançaisTangara à ventre rouge
- EspañolTangara ventrinaranja
- Portuguêssaíra-andina-de-barriga-vermelha
- ItalianoTanagra montana panciascarlatta
- NederlandsRoodoorbergtangare
- РусскийОгненнобрюхая танагра
- Svenskarödbukig bergtangara
- DanskIldbuget Bjergtangar
- Polskiandagra czerwonoucha