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Buthraupis

Buthraupis
Buthraupis montana (Azulejo real) (16394162371).jpg
Hooded mountain tanager, Buthraupis montana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Buthraupis
Cabanis, 1850
Species

Buthraupis is a genus of South American birds in the tanager family. The two species are found in highland forest, woodland and shrub in the Andes and Santa Marta Mountains. They are among the largest tanagers, and all have a mainly yellow, blue and black plumage. As currently defined, the genus is polyphyletic.


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