Black-cheeked ant tanager
| Black-cheeked ant tanager | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Habia |
| Species: | H. atrimaxillaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Habia atrimaxillaris (Dwight and Griscom, 1924) | |
The black-cheeked ant tanager (Habia atrimaxillaris) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
A complete species account, including photographs is available at Cornell University's Neotropical Birds Online: Habia atrimaxillaris.
References
- 1 2 BirdLife International (2013). "Habia atrimaxillaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
- BirdLife International fact sheet for the species
- Amateur video of the Black-cheeked ant tanager
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