Buthraupis

Buthraupis
	Hooded mountain tanager, Buthraupis montana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Thraupidae
Genus:	Buthraupis; Cabanis, 1850
Species
	Buthraupis montana; Buthraupis wetmorei;

Buthraupis is a genus of South American birds in the tanager family. The two species are found in highland forest, woodland and shrub in the Andes and Santa Marta Mountains. They are among the largest tanagers, and both have a mainly yellow, blue and black plumage. As originally defined, the genus was polyphyletic, leading to two other species being moved to Cnemathraupis.[1]

Species list

Image	Common Name	Scientific name	Distribution
	Hooded mountain tanager	Buthraupis montana	Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela
	Masked mountain tanager	Buthraupis wetmorei	southern Colombia, Ecuador and northern Peru

References

Sedano, R. E., & BURNS, K. J. (2010). Are the Northern Andes a species pump for Neotropical birds? Phylogenetics and biogeography of a clade of Neotropical tanagers (Aves: Thraupini). Journal of Biogeography 37: 325–343.

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[Sedano2010-1] Sedano, R. E., & BURNS, K. J. (2010). Are the Northern Andes a species pump for Neotropical birds? Phylogenetics and biogeography of a clade of Neotropical tanagers (Aves: Thraupini). Journal of Biogeography 37: 325–343.