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Masked mountain tanager

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Buthraupis

Higher classification
  
Buthraupis

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Thraupidae

Scientific name
  
Buthraupis weti

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Buthraupis, Slaty‑backed hemispingus, Grey‑capped hemispingus, Golden‑backed mountain tanager, Black‑headed hemispingus

The masked mountain tanager (Buthraupis wetmorei) is a vulnerable species of bird in the tanager family. This large and colourful tanager is endemic to elfin forest, woodland and shrub in the Andean highlands of southern Colombia, Ecuador and northern Peru. It is generally rare or uncommon, and is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Masked mountain tanager Wikipedia