Black-winged saltator

The black-winged saltator (Saltator atripennis) is a species of songbird found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. While saltators were traditionally placed in the family Cardinalidae, they are now placed in the tanager family Thraupidae.

Black-winged saltator
In Manizales, Caldas, Colombia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Saltator
Species:
S. atripennis
Binomial name
Saltator atripennis
Sclater, 1856

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Saltator atripennis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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