Metallic-green Tanager (Tangara labradorides)
About the Metallic-green Tanager
The metallic-green tanager (Tangara labradorides) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The blue-and-black tanager was first described as Tanagra (Aglaia) labradorides by Auguste Boissonneau in 1840 on the basis of a specimen from Santa Fe, Colombia. The generic name Tangara comes from the Tupí word tangara, meaning dancer. The specific name labradorides is from the French pierre de Labrador (feldspar), and the Ancient Greek -ides, meaning resembling, referring to the species' metallic blue-green color, which resembles that of feldspar. Metallic-green tanager is the official common name designated by the International Ornithologists' Union (IOC).
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1 recording on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru · xeno-canto lists 38 recordings for this species in total.
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- Blue-browed TanagerTangara cyanotisprofile
- Blue-whiskered TanagerTangara johannaeprofile
- Brassy-breasted TanagerTangara desmarestiprofile
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.