Eastern Chat-tanager
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The Eastern Chat-tanager (Calyptophilus frugivorus) is a species of bird
in the Thraupidae family.
It is found on the island of Hispaniola
where it is now restricted to central and southern parts of the Dominican Republic
. It formerly also occurred on the Samaná Peninsula as well as on Gonâve Island
in Haiti
. In the south-west of Hispaniola it is replaced by the Western Chat-tanager
(C. tertius) which was formerly classified as a subspecies
of the Eastern Chat-tanager.
Its natural habitat
s are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland
, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Thraupidae family.
It is found on the island of Hispaniola
Hispaniola
Hispaniola is a major island in the Caribbean, containing the two sovereign states of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The island is located between the islands of Cuba to the west and Puerto Rico to the east, within the hurricane belt...
where it is now restricted to central and southern parts of the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
. It formerly also occurred on the Samaná Peninsula as well as on Gonâve Island
Gonâve Island
Gonâve Island is an island of Haiti located to the west-northwest of Port-au-Prince in the Gulf of Gonâve. It is the largest of the Hispaniolan satellite islands, situated off the mainland...
in Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
. In the south-west of Hispaniola it is replaced by the Western Chat-tanager
Western Chat-tanager
The Western Chat-tanager is a passerine bird belonging to the tanager family, Thraupidae. It is endemic to the island of Hispaniola in the West Indies. It was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the Eastern Chat-tanager but is now usually considered to be a separate species...
(C. tertius) which was formerly classified as a subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
of the Eastern Chat-tanager.
Its natural habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
s are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland
Shrubland
Shrubland, scrubland, scrub or brush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity...
, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
It is threatened by habitat loss.