Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Passeriformes > Thraupidae > Bangsia > Bangsia melanochlamys

Bangsia melanochlamys (Black-and-gold Tanager)

Synonyms: Buthraupis melanochlamys; Buthraupis melanochlamys melanochlamys

Wikipedia Abstract

The black-and-gold tanager (Bangsia melanochlamys) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Bangsia melanochlamys

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Bangsia melanochlamys

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
2
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
38
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 5.21742
EDGE Score: 3.21365
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  37 grams
Male Weight [3]  39 grams
Forages - Understory [2]  60 %
Forages - Ground [2]  40 %

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Cauca Valley montane forests Colombia Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Northwestern Andean montane forests Colombia, Ecuador Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Paramillo Natural National Park 1136685 Colombia  

Important Bird Areas

Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Climate   Land Use 
Alto de Pisones Colombia A1, A2
La Forzosa-Santa Gertrudis Colombia A1, A2
Parque Nacional Natural Tatamá Colombia A1, A2, A3
Serranía de los Paraguas Colombia A1, A2, A3

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Tropical Andes Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela Yes

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 3Stiles, FG 1998. Notes on the biology of two threatened species of Bangsia tanagers in north-western Colombia. Bulletin of the British Ornithologist's Club 118: 25-31
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0