Dubusia castaneoventris
The Chestnut-bellied Mountain Tanager (*Dubusia castaneoventris*) is a strikingly beautiful passerine belonging to the Thraupidae family, renowned for its vivid plumage and elusive nature. Measuring approximately 18-19 cm (7-7.5 inches) in length and weighing around 35-45 grams, this medium-sized tanager features a deep, iridescent purplish-blue head, back, and wings that contrast dramatically with a rich, chestnut-colored belly and undertail coverts. A distinctive black mask covers its lores...
Found exclusively in humid montane cloud forests, forest edges, and secondary growth with scattered trees in the Andes, typically at elevations between 2,500 and 3,500 meters (8,200-11,500 feet).
Its diet consists primarily of small fruits and berries, supplemented by a significant intake of arthropods, which it gleans from foliage and bark.
The Chestnut-bellied Mountain Tanager is a diurnal and generally active bird, often observed singly, in pairs, or more frequently as a component of mixed-species foraging flocks, particularly with other tanagers and euphonias. It forages primarily in the canopy and sub-canopy, moving deliberately...
The Chestnut-bellied Mountain Tanager is endemic to the humid montane cloud forests of the Andes in northwestern South America. Its distribution stretches from the extreme southern reaches of Colombia, across the Andes of Ecuador, and south into northern Peru. Within this range, it primarily inha...
Least Concern
- Despite its incredibly bright plumage, the Chestnut-bellied Mountain Tanager can be surprisingly difficult to spot due to its preference for dense cloud forest canopies. - It is one of only three species within the distinctive genus *Dubusia*, making it a unique lineage among the diverse tanage...