Tanagers & Allies

Blue-winged Mountain Tanager

Anisognathus somptuosus

The Blue-winged Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus) is a 44 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Tanagers & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

44 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

5

Recorded in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela.

Where to see it: Refugio Paz de las Aves (Angel Paz) (Ecuador); Reserva Ecológica Río Blanco · Lodge (Colombia); Cabañas San Isidro (Ecuador); Alto Anchicayá - El Descanso (Doña Dora) (Colombia); Refugio Los Volcanes (Bolivia).

Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist