Black-headed tanager

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Black-headed tanager
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Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Stilpnia
Species:
S. cyanoptera
Binomial name
Stilpnia cyanoptera
(Swainson, 1834)
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The black-headed tanager (Stilpnia cyanoptera) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in the northern highlands of South America (Andes of northeastern Colombia, Venezuelan Coastal Range and tepuis of southern Venezuela). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.

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References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Tangara cyanoptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22722537A94771857. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22722537A94771857.en.


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