Rufous-bellied mountain tanager

Rufous-bellied mountain tanager

Rufous-bellied saltator

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Pseudosaltator rufiventris

The rufous-bellied mountain tanager or rufous-bellied saltator (Pseudosaltator rufiventris ) is a species of songbird in the tanager familily Thraupidae and is the only member of the genus Pseudosaltator. It is found in the eastern Andes of southern Bolivia and extreme northern Argentina. It occurs mostly at altitudes from 3000 m to 4000 m.Its habitat is open land, including cultivated land, that has patches of scrub, alder trees, or Polylepis trees.It is threatened by habitat loss.

Appearance

The plumage is mostly blue-gray with orange underparts from the lower breast to the undertail coverts. There is a long white stripe over the eye. The bill is gray except that the base of the lower mandible is flesh-colored.

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References

1. Rufous-bellied mountain tanager Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous-bellied_mountain_tanager
2. Rufous-bellied mountain tanager on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22723904/180153540

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