Scarlet-bellied_mountain_tanager

Scarlet-bellied mountain tanager

Scarlet-bellied mountain tanager

Species of bird


The scarlet-bellied mountain tanager (Anisognathus igniventris) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Andean forest, woodland and shrub in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.[2] It is sometimes split into two species: The scarlet-bellied mountain tanager (A. lunulatus) ranging north from central Peru, and the fire-bellied mountain tanager (A. igniventris) ranging south from central Peru.[1][3] The latter has a lighter, more orangish belly than the former.[2]

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Anisognathus igniventris - Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager
Scarlet-bellied mountain-tanager in Yanacocha Ecuador

References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Anisognathus igniventris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103845767A119446708. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103845767A119446708.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. Ridgely, R.S.; G. Tudor (2009). Birds of South America, Passerines. p. 607. ISBN 978-1-408-11342-4.
  3. Birdlife International (2017). "Anisognathus lunulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103845827A119446939.



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