Golden-naped Tanager
Chalcothraupis ruficervix
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusChalcothraupis
- SpeciesChalcothraupis ruficervix (Golden-naped Tanager)
About the Golden-naped Tanager
The golden-naped tanager (Chalcothraupis ruficervix) is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is found in South America from Colombia to Bolivia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.
The golden-naped tanager was illustrated by the French naturalists Florent Prévost and Marc Athanase Parfait Oeillet Des Murs in 1842. They coined the binomial name Tanagra ruficervix. The type locality is Bogotá in Colombia. The specific epithet combines the Latin rufus meaning "red" and cervix meaning "nape". A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that Tangara was polyphyletic and in the rearrangement to create monophyletic genera, the golden-naped tanager was moved to the resurrected genus Chalcothraupis. The genus had originally been introduced by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1851 with the golden-naped tanager as the type species. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek khalkos meaning "bronze" and thraupis, an unidentified small bird.
Six subspecies are recognised: C. r. ruficervix (Prévost & Des Murs, 1842) – Colombia C. r. leucotis (Sclater, PL, 1851) – west... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Golden-naped Tanager in Amboró National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 6 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Golden-naped Tanager in Amboró National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-naped Tanager sighting in Amboró National Park, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Golden-naped Tanager in Amboró National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Golden-naped Tanager in Amboró National Park in our monthly data.