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Silvery breasted tanager

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Aves

Family
  
Thraupidae

Rank
  
Subspecies

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Tangara

Similar
  
Opal‑rumped tanager, Straw‑backed tanager, Opal‑crowned tanager, Green‑capped tanager, Rufous‑cheeked tanager

The silvery-breasted tanager (Tangara velia cyanomelas) is a subspecies of the opal-rumped tanager but sometimes considered a distinct species Tangara cyanomelas. It is endemic to Atlantic Forest in south-eastern Brazil.

When it was still considered a good species, it was listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.

References

Silvery-breasted tanager Wikipedia