Rufous-cheeked tanager

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Rufous-cheeked tanager
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Tangara
Species:
T. rufigenis
Binomial name
Tangara rufigenis
(Sclater, PL, 1857)
Tangara rufigenis map.svg

The rufous-cheeked tanager (Tangara rufigenis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers. It is endemic to Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Tangara rufigenis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T22722903A132159416. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22722903A132159416.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.