Red-hooded Tanager
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| Piranga rubriceps Gray, 1844 |
The Red-hooded Tanager (Piranga rubriceps), is a medium-sized American songbird. Traditionally placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae) it is now thought to be much closer to cardinals (Cardinalidae).
It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.
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- BirdLife International 2004. Piranga rubriceps. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
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