Hooded mountain tanager
The hooded mountain tanager (Buthraupis montana) is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus Buthraupis. This yellow, blue and black tanager is found in forest, woodland and shrub in the Andean highlands of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. At 23 centimetres (9.1 in) and 85 grams (3.0 oz), it is one of the largest tanagers (second in weight only to the white-capped tanager).
| Hooded mountain tanager | |
|---|---|
| Buthraupis montana cucullata, Colombia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Buthraupis Cabanis, 1851 |
| Species: | B. montana |
| Binomial name | |
| Buthraupis montana (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | |
| Hooded mountain tanager range map | |
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