Black-winged Saltator
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| Black-winged Saltator | |
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| In Manizales, Caldas, Colombia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | see text |
| Genus: | Saltator |
| Species: | S. atripennis |
| Binomial name | |
| Saltator atripennis Sclater, 1856 |
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The Black-winged Saltator (Saltator atripennis) is a South American songbird species. The saltators are traditionally placed in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae), but actually seem to be closer to tanagers (Thraupidae).
It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2004. Saltator atripennis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Saltator atripennis |
- Black-winged Saltator videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Black-winged Saltator photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res--(Close-up)
- Photo-Medium Res; Article tekipaki–"Buntings, Saltators, and Cardinals"
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