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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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Tangara |
| Species: | T. callophrys |
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| Tangara 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
The 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
External links
- Opal-crowned Tanager photo gallery VIREO
- Photo-High Res; Article greenbackedheron—"Sacha Lodge", Ecuador
- Photo-High Res; Article wingsbirds.com—"Peru: The Northeast"
