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Glaucous tanager

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Glaucous tanager
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Thraupis
Species:
T. glaucocolpa
Binomial name
Thraupis glaucocolpa
Cabanis, 1851

The glaucous tanager (Thraupis glaucocolpa) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. The term glaucous describes its colouration. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Thraupis glaucocolpa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.