---
title: "Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager"
description: "Anisognathus igniventris — Birds. The scarlet-bellied mountain tanager (Anisognathus igniventris) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/scarlet-bellied-mountain-tanager
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager

> Anisognathus igniventris — Birds. The scarlet-bellied mountain tanager (Anisognathus igniventris) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

- Scientific name: *Anisognathus igniventris*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `mountains` (Mountains)
- iNaturalist observations: 2135
- Wikidata: [Q602759](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q602759)
- iNaturalist taxon: [10188](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/10188)

## Names

- en: Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager
- de: Mennigohr-Bergtangare
- es: Clarinero escarlata
- fr: Tangara à ventre rouge
- nl: Roodoorbergtangare
- pl: Andagra czerwonoucha

## Countries with the most observations

CO (999), EC (608), PE (199), BO (192)

## Summary

The scarlet-bellied mountain tanager (Anisognathus igniventris) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Andean forest, woodland and shrub in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. It is sometimes split into two species: The scarlet-bellied mountain tanager (A. lunulatus) ranging north from central Peru, and the fire-bellied mountain tanager (A. igniventris) ranging south from central Peru. The latter has a lighter, more orangish belly than the former.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet-bellied_mountain_tanager

## Photo

![Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/scarlet-bellied-mountain-tanager/medium.jpg)

Photo: russnamitz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/198607490

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/scarlet-bellied-mountain-tanager?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).