Golden-collared Honeycreeper

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Golden-collared Honeycreeper
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Iridophanes
Species: I. pulcherrimus
Binomial name
Iridophanes pulcherrimus
(P.L. Sclater, 1853)
Synonyms

Tangara pulcherrima

The Golden-collared Honeycreeper (Iridophanes pulcherrimus) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is the only member of the genus Iridophanes.

It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and heavily degraded former forest.

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