Spangle-cheeked Tanager (Tangara dowii)
About the Spangle-cheeked Tanager
The spangle-cheeked tanager (Tangara dowii) is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is an endemic resident breeder in the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama. Formerly considered conspecific with the green-naped tanager, it is now known that these two species differ geographically and genetically. It is common from about 1,200 to 3,000 m (3,900 to 9,800 ft) altitude in the canopy of epiphyte-laden wet mountain forests, and at lower levels in semi-open areas like clearings with trees, second growth and woodland edges. The bulky cup nest, lined with bromeliad leaves, is built in a tree fork or on a branch high amongst the epiphytes. The normal clutch is two eggs.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 12 recordings for this species: 6 CC BY-NC-ND · 4 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Costa Rica, Panama in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolarecording
- Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridisrecording
- Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassoriirecording
- Emerald TanagerTangara floridarecording
- Golden TanagerTangara arthusrecording
- Metallic-green TanagerTangara labradoridesrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.