Blue-and-black Tanager
Tangara vassorii(Boissonneau, A, 1840)
English (US) Blue-and-black Tanager
The Blue-and-black Tanager (Tangara vassorii) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Tangara vassorii
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Blue-and-black Tanager
- Described by
- (Boissonneau, A, 1840)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Tangara vassorii vassorii
- Tangara vassorii branickii
- Tangara vassorii atrocoerulea
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tanagra (Euphone?) Vassorii
- Described by
- (Boissonneau, A, 1840)
- Type locality
- Santa-Fe de Bogota [, Colombia] .
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 3 p.4
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Gold-ringed Tanager
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Yellow-green Tanager
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Beryl-spangled Tanager
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Spangle-cheeked Tanager
Tangara dowii
Green-naped Tanager
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Metallic-green Tanager
Tangara labradorides
Blue-browed Tanager
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Plain-Coloured Tanager
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