Golden-backed mountain tanager
The golden-backed mountain tanager (Cnemathraupis aureodorsalis) is an endangered species of bird in the tanager family. This large and brightly colored tanager is endemic to elfin forests in the Andean highlands of central Peru. It is threatened by habitat loss.
| Golden-backed mountain tanager | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Cnemathraupis |
| Species: | C. aureodorsalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cnemathraupis aureodorsalis Blake & Hocking, 1974 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Buthraupis aureodorsalis | |
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Cnemathraupis aureodorsalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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