Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus somptuosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusAnisognathus (Typical Mountain-Tanagers)
- SpeciesAnisognathus somptuosus (Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager)
The blue-winged mountain tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers. It is found in highland forest and woodland in the Andes of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela, as well as a disjunct population in the Venezuelan Coastal Range. It is a common species and its populations appear to be stable. It is generally bright yellow and black with blue to the wings and tail; some populations have a moss-green back. In Bolivia and southernmost Peru, the rump is blue and the voice is very different; this population is sometimes recognized as a separate species, the Bolivian mountain tanager (A. flavinucha). Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Cajas National Park
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus igniventris
Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus lacrymosus
Tit-like Dacnis
Xenodacnis parina
Black Flowerpiercer
Diglossa humeralis
Plumbeous Sierra Finch
Geospizopsis unicolor
Masked Flowerpiercer
Diglossa cyanea
Plain-colored Seedeater
Catamenia inornata
Giant Conebill
Conirostrum binghami
Superciliaried Hemispingus
Thlypopsis superciliaris
Blue-and-black Tanager
Tangara vassorii
Cinereous Conebill
Conirostrum cinereum
Buff-breasted Mountain-Tanager
Dubusia taeniata
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager at Cajas National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 8 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Cajas National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |