Red-billed pied tanager
The red-billed pied tanager (Lamprospiza melanoleuca) is a small passerine bird, a member of the family Mitrospingidae. It is the only member of the genus Lamprospiza.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Mitrospingidae |
| Genus: | Lamprospiza Cabanis, 1847 |
| Species: | L. melanoleuca |
| Binomial name | |
| Lamprospiza melanoleuca (Vieillot, 1817) | |
The red-billed pied tanager is 17 cm (6.5 in) in length and weighs 34 g (1.2 oz). It lives in the Amazon Rainforest of Brazil, Bolivia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru and Suriname. It occurs in groups of 3-6 individuals. It forages in mixed flocks for fruits in trees.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Lamprospiza melanoleuca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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