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Grey crowned tanager

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Genus
  
Phaenicophilus

Higher classification
  
Phaenicophilus

Order
  
Passerine

Family
  
Incertae sedis

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

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Scientific name
  
Phaenicophilus poliocephalus

Similar
  
Eastern chat‑tanager, Black‑crowned tanager, Western chat‑tanager, Hispaniolan spindalis, Calyptophilus

The grey-crowned tanager or grey-crowned palm-tanager (Phaenicophilus poliocephalus) is a species of bird formerly placed in the family Thraupidae. It is found almost completely within Haiti, but a small population exists in the Dominican Republic.

Its natural habitats are lowland and montane moist forests, mangrove forests, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Grey-crowned tanager Wikipedia