Fulvous-headed tanager
Species of bird
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The fulvous-headed tanager (Thlypopsis fulviceps) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in the Venezuelan Coastal Range and far northern Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Thlypopsis |
| Species: | T. fulviceps |
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| Thlypopsis fulviceps Cabanis, 1851 | |
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Taxonomy
The fulvous-headed tanager was formally described by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis as Thlypopsis fulviceps in 1851 based on specimens from "Caraccas [,Venezuela]". The specific epithet is derived from the Latin words meaning "tawny-headed".[2]
The fulvous-headed tanager has four recognised subspecies. The population inhabiting the isolated Santa Marta Mountains in northern Colombia has not been definitively assigned to any subspecies, but is thought to be obscuriceps.[2]
- T. f. fulviceps Cabanis, 1851: The nominate subspecies, it is found in northern Venezuela.
- T. f. intensa Todd, 1917: It is found on the eastern versant of the Andes in the Colombian department of Norte de Santander.
- T. f. obscuriceps Phelps & Phelps, 1953: It is found in the Serranía del Perijá mountain range.
- T. f. meridensis Phelps & Phelps, 1962: It is found in the Andes in the Venezuelan states of Mérida and Táchira.
Description
The fulvous-headed tanager is a small tanager; on average, it is 12 cm (4.7 in) long and weighs 11–13 g (0.4–0.5 oz). It has a gray body and a rufous-chestnut head. Both sexes have similar colorations. The subspecies intensa has a darker-colored head than other species.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The fulvous-headed tanager is endemic to the mountain ranges of northern Colombia and Venezuela.[2]
Conservation
The fulvous-headed tanager is classified as being of least concern on the IUCN Red List.[2]