Grey-headed tanager
The grey-headed tanager (Eucometis penicillata) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the only one in the monotypic genus Eucometis.
| Grey-headed tanager | |
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| At Manizales, Caldas, Colombia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Eucometis P.L. Sclater, 1856 |
| Species: | E. penicillata |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucometis penicillata (Spix, 1825) | |
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It is found in Central America and northern South America from Mexico to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical swamps, and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Eucometis penicillata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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