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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager sighting in Puracé National Natural Park, based on 124 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Puracé National Natural Park
Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus lacrymosus
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus igniventris
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Scrub Tanager
Stilpnia vitriolina
Blue-necked Tanager
Stilpnia cyanicollis
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Crimson-backed Tanager
Ramphocelus dimidiatus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus
Masked Flowerpiercer
Diglossa cyanea
Streaked Saltator
Saltator striatipectus
White-sided Flowerpiercer
Diglossa albilatera
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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 |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager in Puracé National Natural Park?
About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager sighting in Puracé National Natural Park, based on 124 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager in Puracé National Natural Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager in Puracé National Natural Park in our monthly data.