Yellow-whiskered bush tanager

The yellow-whiskered bush tanager or short-billed bush-tanager (Chlorospingus parvirostris) is a species of bird traditionally placed in the family Thraupidae, but now viewed closer to Arremonops in the Passerellidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Yellow-whiskered bush tanager

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Genus: Chlorospingus
Species:
C. parvirostris
Binomial name
Chlorospingus parvirostris
Chapman, 1901

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Chlorospingus parvirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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