The opal-crowned tanager (Tangara callophrys) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers. It is one of 49 species in the genus Tangara.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Tangara |
| Species: | T. callophrys
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It is found in the eastern Andes drainages to the western Amazon Basin in southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and Peru and a region of northwestern Bolivia; for Brazil in southwestern-western Amazonas state and Acre.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Distribution
editThe opal-crowned tanager is found in one contiguous range centered on Amazonian eastern Peru-Ecuador, southeastern Colombia, and the very west of Amazonas state, Brazil; all of Acre state is included in the south with southern Peru, and a border region of extreme northwestern Bolivia.
A small disjunct population exists 100 km west in southern Colombia.
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Tangara callophrys". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22722958A94795452. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22722958A94795452.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Cabanis, 1849. H[ypothlypis] callophrys (protonym). Reisen Brit.-Guiana [Schomburgk], 3, p. 668, note. BHL
External links
edit- Opal-crowned Tanager photo gallery VIREO
- Photo-High Res; Article greenbackedheron—"Sacha Lodge", Ecuador
- Photo-High Res; Article wingsbirds.com—"Peru: The Northeast"
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