NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Lacrimose Mountain Tanager
Anisognathus lacrymosus (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1846)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager - Colombia_S4E2958
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Open encyclopedia reference
The lacrimose mountain tanager (Anisognathus lacrymosus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Andean highland forest from Venezuela, through Colombia and Ecuador, to Peru. Some of its 11 subspecies are quite distinctive and A. l. yariguierum was only scientifically described in 2010.
The bird is named Lacrimose (i.e. crying) for the yellow patch below the eye that suggests tears.
Wikipedia contributors, Lacrimose mountain tanager; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:29:41.865188+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Anisognathus lacrymosus (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1846)
- Name authority
- (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1846)
- Common name
- Lacrimose Mountain Tanager
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Genus
- Anisognathus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyThraupidae
- genusAnisognathus Reichenbach, 1850
- speciesAnisognathus lacrymosus (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1846)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Anisognathus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Black-chinned Mountain TanagerAnisognathus notabilis (P. L. Sclater, 1855) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-winged Mountain TanagerAnisognathus somptuosus (R. Lesson, 1831) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-cheeked Mountain TanagerAnisognathus melanogenys (Salvin & Godman, 1880) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fire-bellied Mountain-tanagerAnisognathus igniventris (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=558597 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5V3HD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.