The oleaginous hemispingus (Sphenopsis frontalis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.
Oleaginous hemispingus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Thraupidae |
Genus: | Sphenopsis |
Species: | S. frontalis
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Binomial name | |
Sphenopsis frontalis (Tschudi, 1844)
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Description
editThe species' underparts are dull-yellow in colour while it upperpart is olive-green.[2]
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Sphenopsis frontalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22722230A94755929. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22722230A94755929.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Hemispingus frontalis". Neotropical Birds Online. Retrieved June 2, 2013.