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Tangara callophrys

Opal-crowned Tanager


Tangara callophrys

(Cabanis, JL, 1849)
Tangara Cejiopalina
Saíra-opala

Family: Thraupidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Synonyms: H[ypothlypis] callophrys.





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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


The opal-crowned tanager (Tangara callophrys) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers. It is one of 49 species in the genus Tangara.
It is found in the eastern Andes drainages to the western Amazon Basin in southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and Peru and a region of northwestern Bolivia; for Brazil in southwestern-western Amazonas state and Acre.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Distribution: The opal-crowned tanager is found in one contiguous range centered on Amazonian eastern Peru-Ecuador, southeastern Colombia, and the very west of Amazonas state, Brazil; all of Acre state is included in the south with southern Peru, and a border region of extreme northwestern Bolivia.

A small disjunct population exists 100 km west in southern Colombia.

Source: Wikipedia, article Tangara callophrys. 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
247603810/07/2024PeruSan MartínAsociacion para La Conservacion de Aves y La Biodiversidad Koepcke´s HermitJorge Schlemmer
219834310/07/2024PeruSan MartínAsociacion para La Conservacion de Aves y La Biodiversidad Koepcke´s HermitFederico J. Villegas
214526810/07/2024PeruSan MartínAsociacion para La Conservacion de Aves y La Biodiversidad Koepcke´s Hermit2Nino A. Grangetto
214358510/07/2024PeruSan MartínAsociacion para La Conservacion de Aves y La Biodiversidad Koepcke´s Hermit2Jorge Schlemmer
214273010/07/2024PeruSan MartínAsociacion para La Conservacion de Aves y La Biodiversidad Koepcke´s Hermit2Pablo Eguia
212721010/07/2024PeruSan MartínAsociacion para La Conservacion de Aves y La Biodiversidad Koepcke´s Hermit2Nino A. Grangetto
109447529/07/2019PeruAmazonasNuevo Salem1Julian Quillen Vidoz
65558308/10/2017EcuadorSucumbíosNavegacion y torre de avistaje., Sani lodgeEugenia Boggiano
46908102/10/2014EcuadorSucumbíosSani Lodge, Reserva CuyabenoCarmelo López Abad
109447205/07/2013PeruMadre de DiosAmazon Research and Conservation CenterJulian Quillen Vidoz
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Opal-crowned Tanager (Tangara callophrys) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 23/09/2026.