Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus igniventris)

Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus igniventris)

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.