Rose-throated Tanager
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| Piranga roseogularis (Cabot, 1846) |
The Rose-throated Tanager (Piranga roseogularis) 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 Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and heavily degraded former forest.
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- BirdLife International 2004. Piranga roseogularis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
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