| Masked tanager | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Stilpnia |
| Species: | S. nigrocincta |
| Binomial name | |
| Stilpnia nigrocincta (Bonaparte, 1838) | |
The masked tanager (Stilpnia nigrocincta) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Tangara nigrocincta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
Further reading
- Skutch, Alexander F. (1954). "Golden-masked tanager" (PDF). Life Histories of Central American Birds. Pacific Coast Avifauna, Number 31. Berkeley, California: Cooper Ornithological Society. pp. 200–212.