Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Golden Tanager
Common Names in French:
Calliste doré
Common Names in German:
Goldtangare
Common Names in Japanese:
キンイロフウキンチョウ
Description
Habitat
Vegetation: montaine evergreen forests • Minimum Elevation: 700 meters • Maximum Elevation: 2,500 meters • Foraging Strata: Canopy • Center of Abundance: Upper tropical: higher slopes, 900-1,600 m.; tropics. • Sensitivity to Disturbance: High
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 5,308 meters (0 to 17,415 feet).[1]
Ecology:
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.6 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
- 1.9 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Avialae
()
- Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass:
Aves
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cohort:
Neognathae
()
- Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
()
- Sibley et al., 1988
- Order:
Passeriformes
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Passeres
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) C. Linnaeus, 1766
- Superfamily:
Passeroidea
()
-
- Family:
Thraupidae
()
- Genus:
Tangara
()
- Brisson, 1760
- Specific name:
arthus
- Lesson 1832
- Scientific name: - Tangara arthus Lesson, 1832 Lesson 1832
- Specific name:
arthus
- Lesson 1832
- Genus:
Tangara
(
- Family:
Thraupidae
(
- Superfamily:
Passeroidea
(
- Suborder:
Passeres
(
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 11-Oct-2007
Similar Species
Members of the genus Tangara
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 72 species and subspecies in this genus:
T. argyrofenges (Green-Throated Tanager) · T. arthus (Golden Tanager) · T. arthus arthus (Golden Tanager) · T. cabanisi (Azure-Rumped Tanager) · T. callophrys (Opal-Crowned Tanager) · T. cayana (Burnished Buff Tanager) · T. cayana cayana (Burnished Buff Tanager) · T. chilensis (Paradise Tanager) · T. chilensis chilensis (Paradise Tanager) · T. chrysotis (Golden-Eared Tanager) · T. cucullata (Lesser Antillean Tanager) · T. cyanicollis (Blue-Necked Tanager) · T. cyanocephala (Red-Necked Tanager) · T. cyanocephala cyanocephala (Red-Necked Tanager) · T. cyanoptera (Black-Headed Tanager) · T. cyanoptera cyanoptera (Black-Headed Tanager) · T. cyanotis (Blue-Browed Tanager) · T. cyanotis cyanotis (Blue-Browed Tanager) · T. cyanoventris (Gilt-Edged Tanager) · T. desmaresti (Brassy-Breasted Tanager) · T. dowii (Spangle-Cheeked Tanager) · T. fastuosa (Seven-Coloured Tanager) · T. florida (Emerald Tanager) · T. florida florida (Emerald Tanager) · (Green-Naped Tanager) · T. guttata (Speckled Tanager) · T. guttata guttata (Speckled Tanager) · T. gyrola (Bay-Headed Tanager) · T. gyrola gyrola (Bay-Headed Tanager) · T. heinei (Black-Capped Tanager) · T. icterocephala (Silver-Throated Tanager) · T. icterocephala icterocephala (Silver-Throated Tanager) · T. inornata (Plain-Coloured Tanager) · (Blue-Whiskered Tanager) · T. labradorides (Metallic-Green Tanager) · T. labradorides labradorides (Metallic-Green Tanager) · T. larvata (Golden Masked Tanager) · T. lavinia (Rufous-Winged Tanager) · T. lavinia lavinia (Rufous-Winged Tanager) · T. mexicana (Turquoise Tanager) · T. mexicana mexicana (Turquoise Tanager) · T. meyerdeschauenseei (Green-Capped Tanager) · T. nigrocincta (Masked Tanager) · T. nigroviridis (Beryl Spangled Tanager) · T. nigroviridis nigroviridis (Beryl Spangled Tanager) · T. palmeri (Gray-And-Gold Tanager) · T. parzudakii (Flame-Faced Tanager) · T. parzudakii parzudakii (Flame-Faced Tanager) · T. peruviana (Black-Cheeked Tanager) · T. phillipsi (Sira Tanager) · T. preciosa (Chestnut-Backed Tanager) · T. pulcherrima (Golden-Collared Honeycreeper) · T. punctata (Spotted Tanager) · T. punctata punctata (Spotted Tanager) · T. ruficervix (Golden-Napped Tanager) · T. ruficervix ruficervix (Golden-Napped Tanager) · T. rufigenis (Rufous-Cheeked Tanager) · T. rufigula (Rufous-Throated Tanager) · T. schrankii (Green and Gold Tanager) · T. schrankii schrankii (Green-And-Gold Tanager) · T. seledon (Green-Headed Tanager) · T. varia (Dotted Tanager) · T. vassorii (Blue-And-Black Tanager) · T. vassorii vassorii (Blue-And-Black Tanager) · T. velia (Opal-Rumped Tanager) · T. velia velia (Opal-Rumped Tanager) · T. viridicollis (Silver-Backed Tanager) · T. viridicollis viridicollis (Silver-Backed Tanager) · T. vitriolina (Scrub Tanager) · T. xanthocephala (Saffron-Crowned Tanager) · T. xanthogastra (Yellow-Bellied Tanager) · T. xanthogastra xanthogastra (Yellow-Bellied Tanager)
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Further Reading
- Catalogue of birds of the Americas and the adjacent islands in Field Museum of Natural History. by Charles E. Hellmayr. 13 1936 Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1936. url p. 107.
- Special scientific report--wildlife / U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. Washington, D.C.: The Service, 1949- url p. 58, p. 60, p. 88.
Notes
Contributors
- BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- BirdLife International 2009. Tangara arthus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 05February2012.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 08, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Parker III, T.A., D.F. Stotz, and J.W. Fitzpatrick, "Ecological and Distributional Databases for Neotropical Birds," in Neotropical Birds: Ecology and Conservation, by D.F. Stotz, T.A. Parker III, J.W. Fitzpatrick, and D.K. Moskovits (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996). ISBN 0-226-64676-9.
- Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 08, 2008:
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds (Aves)
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ): Bird specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 7701
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-730828
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13787492
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 563279
- IUCN ID: 245214
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 152301
Footnotes
- Mean = 543.920 meters (1,784.514 feet), Standard Deviation = 850.070 based on 137,387 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
