Blue-and-gold Tanager

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Blue-and-gold Tanager
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae Genus: Bangsia Species: B. arcaei
Binomial name
Bangsia arcaei (Sclater & Salvin, 1869)

The Blue-and-gold Tanager (Bangsia arcaei) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

[edit] Source

• BirdLife International 2004. Bangsia arcaei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.