Order Passeriformes Higher classification Calyptophilus | Phylum Chordata Family Incertae sedis Scientific name Calyptophilus frugivorus Rank Species | |
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Similar Calyptophilus, Western chat‑tanager, Grey‑crowned tanager, Hispaniolan spindalis, Black‑crowned tanager | ||
The eastern chat-tanager (Calyptophilus frugivorus) is a species of bird formerly placed in the family Thraupidae.
It is found on the island of Hispaniola where it is now restricted to central and southern parts of the Dominican Republic. It formerly also occurred on the Samaná Peninsula as well as on Gonâve Island in Haiti. In the south-west of Hispaniola it is replaced by the western chat-tanager (C. tertius) which was formerly classified as a subspecies of the Eastern Chat-tanager.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
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