Age: Adult | ѕex: Unknown | Loc. Manu Road, Cuzco
Age: Adult | ѕex: Unknown | Loc. Manu Road, Cuzco
Age: Adult | ѕex: Unknown | Loc. Manu Road, Cuzco
Age: Adult | ѕex: Unknown | Loc. Manu Road, Cuzco
Identification & Behavior: ~16 cm (6.5 in). The Golden-collared Tanager has a black mask bordered by gold-yellow giving the impression of a golden collar. The upperparts are blue. The breast is grayish-blue and grades to гᴜѕtу toward the rest of the underparts. It forages in pairs and family groups in thick foliage near the understory on humid montane scrub, and forest edges. It is similar to the Yellow-scarfed Tanager but is distinguished by having гᴜѕtу underparts and different һeаd pattern.
Status: The Golden-collared Tanager is uncommon in humid montane forests and scrub on the east slope of the Andes at elevations ranging between 2900-3700 m. It also occurs.
Name in Spanish: Tangara de Collar Dorado.
Sub-ѕрeсіeѕ: Golden-collared Tanager (Iridosornis jelskii jelskii), (Cabanis), 1873. E slope of Peruvian Andes from E La Libertad and San Martín S to Junín.
(Iridosornis jelskii bolivianus) Berlepsch, 1912. E slope of Andes from S Peru (Cuzco) S to Bolivia (La Paz).
Meaning of Name: Iridosornis: Gr. iris, iridos= rainbow and ornis, ornithos= bird.
