Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus igniventris)
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About Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus igniventris)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Perching Birds
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
The scarlet-bellied mountain tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Andean forest, woodland and shrub in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. It is sometimes split into two species: The scarlet-bellied mountain tanager ranging north from central Peru, and the fire-bellied mountain tanager ranging south from central Peru. The latter has a lighter, more orangish belly than the former.
