Silver-backed tanager
| Silver-backed tanager | |
|---|---|
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| female | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Tangara |
| Species: | T. viridicollis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tangara viridicollis (Taczanowski, 1884) | |
The silver-backed tanager (Tangara viridicollis), also known as the silvery tanager, is a species of bird in the tanager family. It is found in humid highland forests in southern Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. It is regularly seen at Machu Picchu.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Tangara viridicollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.