Scarlet-bellied mountain tanager
The scarlet-bellied mountain tanager (Anisognathus igniventris) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in
Scarlet-bellied mountain-tanager in Yanacocha Ecuador
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| Scarlet-bellied mountain tanager in Ecuador (above), fire-bellied mountain tanager in Puno, Peru (below) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Anisognathus |
| Species: | A. igniventris |
| Binomial name | |
| Anisognathus igniventris (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | |
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]
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Anisognathus igniventris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Ridgely, R.S.; G. Tudor (2009). Birds of South America, Passerines. p. 607. ISBN 978-1-408-11342-4.
- Birdlife International (2017). "Anisognathus lunulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103845827A119446939.
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