Santa Marta Mountain Tanager
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Tanagers and Allies

Santa Marta Mountain Tanager

Anisognathus melanogenys

LCLeast Concern Endemic to Colombia
Family
Tanagers and Allies (Thraupidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The Santa Marta mountain tanager (Anisognathus melanogenys), also known as the black-cheeked mountain tanager, is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to highland forest in the Santa Marta Mountains in Colombia. It is closely related to the widespread lacrimose mountain tanager, but the distributions of the two do not overlap.

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Range and habitat

Santa Marta Mountains (northeastern Colombia).

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.