Orange-throated tanager
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Wetmorethraupis sterrhopteron

The orange-throated tanager (Wetmorethraupis sterrhopteron ) is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae that is found very locally in humid forests around the Ecuador-Peru border. As a species it is considered threatened. The orange-throated tanager is the only member of the genus Wetmorethraupis, named after the ornithologist Alexander Wetmore. It is closely related to members of the genus Bangsia.

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Orange-throated tanager habitat map

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Orange-throated tanager habitat map
Orange-throated tanager
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References

1. Orange-throated tanager Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange-throated_tanager
2. Orange-throated tanager on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22722621/94775559
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/565534

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