Blue-capped tanager
The blue-capped tanager (Thraupis cyanocephala) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
| Blue-capped tanager | |
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| In El Ávila National Park, Caracas, Venezuela | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Thraupis |
| Species: | T. cyanocephala |
| Binomial name | |
| Thraupis cyanocephala (D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | |
It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Thraupis cyanocephala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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