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Anisognathus melanogenys

Santa Marta Mountain Tanager


Anisognathus melanogenys

(Salvin, O; Godman, FD, 1880)
Cachaquito de Mejillas Negras
Family: Thraupidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Poecilothraupis melanogenys.




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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


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The Santa Marta mountain tanager (Anisognathus melanogenys), also known as the black-cheeked mountain tanager, is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to highland forest in the Santa Marta Mountains in Colombia. It is closely related to the widespread lacrimose mountain tanager, but the distributions of the two do not overlap.

Source: Wikipedia, article Anisognathus melanogenys. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
174887930/03/2023ColombiaMagdalenaReserva Natural El Dorado, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta1Hugo Caverzasi
79684619/08/2018ColombiaMagdalenaMinca (el Campano), Sierra Nevada de Santa MartaJairo Alberto García Giraldo
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Santa Marta Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus melanogenys) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 22/09/2026.