Anisognathus
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Anisognathus is a genus
of tanager
s found in highland forests and woodlands in South America
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of tanager
Tanager
The tanagers comprise the bird family Thraupidae, in the order Passeriformes. The family has an American distribution.There were traditionally about 240 species of tanagers, but the taxonomic treatment of this family's members is currently in a state of flux...
s found in highland forests and woodlands in South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
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Species list
- Santa Marta Mountain-tanagerSanta Marta Mountain-tanagerThe Santa Marta Mountain-tanager , also known as the Black-cheeked Mountain-tanager, is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is endemic to highland forest in the Santa Marta Mountains in Colombia...
, Anisognathus melanogenys - Lacrimose Mountain-tanagerLacrimose Mountain-tanagerThe Lacrimose Mountain-tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is found in Andean highland forest from Venezuela, through Colombia and Ecuador, to Peru. Some of its 11 subspecies are quite distinctive, and A. l. yariguierum was only scientifically described in 2010.-References:*...
, Anisognathus lacrymosus - Scarlet-bellied Mountain-tanagerScarlet-bellied Mountain-tanagerThe Scarlet-bellied Mountain-tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. ....
, Anisognathus igniventris - Blue-winged Mountain-tanagerBlue-winged Mountain-tanagerThe Blue-winged Mountain-tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....
, Anisognathus somptuosus - Black-chinned Mountain-tanagerBlack-chinned Mountain-tanagerThe Black-chinned Mountain-tanager is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...
, Anisognathus notabilis