Tanagers are quite small, stout with stout beaks. Almost completely blue, darker indigo on the head, lighter blue towards the tail. The throat is characteristically bright lemon yellow; Also look for maroon covered sheets. Same gender. Uncommon around forests and subtropical edges, usually living in pairs or small groups.

The purplish-mantled tanager (Iridosornis porphyrocephalus ) is a species of brid  the family Thraupidae. It is found inIts natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.It is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomy:
Order Passeriformes
Family Thraupidae

Range:
This species is found along the Pacific slopes of the Andes in western Colombia as far north as Chocó and south to north-western Ecuador. Also on the Central Andes of Colombia in Antioquia.

Size:
These birds are 14 cm long and weigh 20-23 g.

Habitat:
The purplish-mantled tanager is found in the undergrowth of humid mossy rainforests, forest borders and nearby tall second growths. They occur at altitudes of 1.500-2.200 m.

Diet:
They feed on berries and insects, sometimes joining mixed foraging flocks with other tanagers.

Breeding:
The purplish-mantled tanager may breed in May-July. There is no further information on the reproduction of this species.

Conservation:

This species has a relatively large, but somewhat fragmented breeding range. Although
the global population size has not been quantified, the purplish-mantled tanager is described as uncommon and believed to be declining at a slow to moderate rate due to habitat loss and degradation.