Carriker’s Mountain Tanager
Dubusia carrikeri
NTNear Threatened Endemic to Colombia
- Family
- Tanagers and Allies (Thraupidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
Carriker's mountain-tanager (Dubusia carrikeri) is a species of Neotropical bird native to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
It is sometimes regarded as a subspecies of the buff-breasted mountain tanager but has been distinguished otherwise in 2016 by the IUCN Red List. As of today, its population is in decline due to habitat damage by recreation, pollution, and climate change.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Santa Marta Mountains (northeastern Colombia).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
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Countries
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Carriker's mountain tanager
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
