Ruby-crowned tanager

The ruby-crowned tanager (Tachyphonus coronatus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in the southern areas of Brazil and the Atlantic Forest.

Ruby-crowned tanager
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Tachyphonus
Species:
T. coronatus
Binomial name
Tachyphonus coronatus
(Vieillot, 1822)

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest.

References

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


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