Description:
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.
1st, 2nd & 3rd photo: Subspecies Thraupis cyanocephala margaritae. El Dorado Lodge area, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, 29 October 2014
4th & 5th photo: Subspecies Thraupis cyanocephala annectens. Reserva Ecologica Rio Blanco, Manizales, Colombia, 22 June 2015