Masked tanager

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Masked tanager
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Stilpnia
Species:
S. nigrocincta
Binomial name
Stilpnia nigrocincta
(Bonaparte, 1838)
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Synonyms
  • Tangara nigrocincta
  • Tangara nigro-cincta
Masked Tanager in Peru Masked Tanager P1017697 DxO8-1.jpg
Masked Tanager in Peru

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

  1. BirdLife International. (2016). "Tangara nigrocincta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T22722921A94793459. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22722921A94793459.en . Retrieved 28 May 2025.

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