Blue-backed tanager
| Blue-backed tanager | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Cyanicterus Bonaparte, 1850 |
| Species: | C. cyanicterus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyanicterus cyanicterus (Vieillot, 1819) | |
The blue-backed tanager (Cyanicterus cyanicterus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus Cyanicterus.
It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Cyanicterus cyanicterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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