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title: "Haubentangare"
description: "Loriotus cristatus — Vögel. The flame-crested tanager (Loriotus cristatus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/flame-crested-tanager
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Haubentangare

> Loriotus cristatus — Vögel. The flame-crested tanager (Loriotus cristatus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies.

- Scientific name: *Loriotus cristatus*
- Category: `birds` (Vögel)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald)
- iNaturalist observations: 1253
- Wikidata: [Q117259494](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117259494)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1289366](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1289366)

## Names

- en: Flame-crested Tanager
- de: Haubentangare
- fr: Tangara à huppe ignée

## Countries with the most observations

BR (1024), EC (76), CO (29), PE (17), BO (15)

## Summary

The flame-crested tanager (Loriotus cristatus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

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

## Photo

![Haubentangare](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/flame-crested-tanager/medium.jpg)

Photo: filipeprates · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/361314984

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/flame-crested-tanager?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).