Order Passeriformes Genus Buthraupis Higher classification Buthraupis | Phylum Chordata Family Thraupidae Scientific name Buthraupis montana Rank Species | |
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Similar Buthraupis, Scarlet‑bellied mountain tanager, Tanager, Bird, Lacrimose mountain tanager | ||
The hooded mountain tanager (Buthraupis montana) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. This yellow, blue and black tanager is found in forest, woodland and shrub in the Andean highlands of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. At 23 centimetres (9.1 in) and 85 grams (3.0 oz), it is one of the largest tanagers (second in weight only to the white-capped tanager).
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