Azure-shouldered tanager
| Azure-shouldered tanager | |
|---|---|
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| In Morretes, Parana, Brazil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Thraupis |
| Species: | T. cyanoptera |
| Binomial name | |
| Thraupis cyanoptera (Vieillot, 1817) | |
The azure-shouldered tanager (Thraupis cyanoptera) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Brazil and Paraguay.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Thraupis cyanoptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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