There are currently 8 subspecies of the Blue-capped Tanager (Thraupis cyanocephala). Thraupis cyanocephala margaritae occurs in the Santa Marta Mountains, in north Colombia. Thraupis cyanocephala annectens occurs in the central and western Andes of Colombia.

Top, Left & Middle: Subspecies Thraupis cyanocephala margaritae. El Dorado Lodge area, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, 29 October 2014
Right & Last: Subspecies Thraupis cyanocephala annectens. Reserva Ecologica Rio Blanco, Manizales, Colombia, 22 June 2015