Black-chested mountain tanager

The black-chested mountain tanager (Cnemathraupis eximia) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

Black-chested mountain tanager
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Cnemathraupis
Species:
C. eximia
Binomial name
Cnemathraupis eximia
(Boissonneau, 1840)
Synonyms

Buthraupis eximia

It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Papallacta Pass – Ecuador

This species was formerly included in the genus Buthraupis. When a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010 found that Buthraupis was polyphyletic, the black-chested mountain tanager was moved to the resurrected genus Cnemathraupis.[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Cnemathraupis eximia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22722606A132016599. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22722606A132016599.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Sedano, Raul E.; Burns, Kevin J. (2010). "Are the Northern Andes a species pump for Neotropical birds? Phylogenetics and biogeography of a clade of Neotropical tanagers (Aves: Thraupini)". Journal of Biogeography. 37 (2): 325–343. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02200.x. S2CID 53063036.
  3. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Tanagers and allies". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 20 October 2020.