Diademed tanager
Stephanophorus is a monotypic genus of tanager, containing only the diademed tanager, Stephanophorus diadematus .
| Diademed tanager | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Stephanophorus Strickland, 1841 |
| Species: | S. diadematus |
| Binomial name | |
| Stephanophorus diadematus (Temminck, 1823) | |
It is purple-blue with a white crown characterised by a small red patch, and it is found mostly in open areas in southern Brazil, northeast Argentina, and Uruguay.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Stephanophorus diadematus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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