Saffron-crowned Tanager (Tangara xanthocephala)

Saffron-crowned Tanager (Tangara xanthocephala)
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Saffron-crowned Tanager (Tangara xanthocephala)
About Saffron-crowned Tanager (Tangara xanthocephala)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Perching Birds
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
The saffron-crowned tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. Found in the northern Andes of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, it inhabits cloud forest, forest edges, and secondary forest, preferring areas with mossy trees. It is an average-sized species of tanager with a blue-green body and yellow head with a black forecrown, lores, orbital area, and chin.
Source: Wikipedia
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