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Alternative name: Straw-backed Tanager

Stilpnia argyrofenges

Tangara argyrofenges

Identification

13 cm
Male

  • Green throat and head sides

Distribution

South America: found in Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.

Taxonomy

This species used to be placed in genus Tangara.

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies[1]:

  • S. a. caeruleigularis:
  • Andes of extreme southern Ecuador and northern Peru (south to Junín)
  • S. a. argyrofenges:
  • Yungas of western Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba and western Santa Cruz)

Habitat

Moist montane forests and forest edges; generally between 1350–1600 m.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of fruit and insects.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015)

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