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White winged tanager

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Piranga

Higher classification
  
Piranga

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Cardinalidae

Scientific name
  
Piranga leucoptera

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Tanager, Bird, Piranga, Red‑headed tanager, Ochre‑breasted tanager

The white-winged tanager (Piranga leucoptera) is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae), it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). The species' plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family. Along with the red-headed tanager and red-hooded tanager, it is sometimes placed in the genus Spermagra.

It is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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References

White-winged tanager Wikipedia


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