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English Name: Opal-rumped Tanager
Scientific Name: Tangara velia cyanomelas
Family: Thraupidae (Tanagers)
Age: Adult
Location: Veracel Reserve, Porto Seguro
State / Province: Bahia
Country: Brazil
Continent: South America
Date: November 2008
Species Status: LEAST CONCERN
Taxonomic Notes: Tangara velia (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) was previously split into T. velia and T. cyanomelas following Stotz et al. (1996), but this treatment is no longer adopted following SACC (2005). Gender agreement of Tangara cyanomelas follows David and Gossel
Notes: Listed as Tangara cyanomelas by HBW
Alternative Scientific Name: Tangara velia
Alternative Scientific Name 2: Tangara cyanomelaena