Listen to the Blue-and-black tanager
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About the Blue-and-black tanager
The Blue-and-black tanager is a bird in the family Thraupidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 18 g.
What does the Blue-and-black tanager sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call, contact calls and calls. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The blue-and-black tanager (Tangara vassorii) is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is found in the Andes of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela, where it inhabits montane evergreen forest, dwarf forest, and secondary forest at elevations of 1,500–3,500 m (4,900–11,500 ft). It inhabits the highest altitude of any Tangara species, and is the only species from the genus that is found near the tree line. Adults are 13 cm (5.1 in) long and weigh 18 g (0.63 oz) on average, and are mostly blue with black masks, wings, and tails. The species shows slight sexual dimorphism, with females being slightly duller than males.
Related birds in the genus Tangara
Paradise tanager
Tangara chilensis
Silver-throated tanager
Tangara icterocephala
Golden tanager
Tangara arthus
Emerald tanager
Tangara florida
Beryl-spangled tanager
Tangara nigroviridis
Bay-headed tanager
Tangara gyrola
Metallic-green tanager
Tangara labradorides
Grey-and-gold tanager
Tangara palmeri
More from the family Thraupidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Blue-and-black tanager sound like?
You can hear 3 recordings of the Blue-and-black tanager on this page, including its call, contact calls and calls. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Blue-and-black tanager endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Blue-and-black tanager as “least concern”.
What family does the Blue-and-black tanager belong to?
The Blue-and-black tanager (Tangara vassorii) belongs to the family Thraupidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Cotopaxi: Costa Azul, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Contact calls · Pichincha: Pasochoa, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Calls · Carchi: Loma Laurel, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q768646 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Blue-and-black tanager – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Francesco Veronesi – CC BY-SA 2.0