Golden-backed mountain tanager
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Golden-backed mountain tanager | |
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Species: | C. aureodorsalis
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Cnemathraupis aureodorsalis | |
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Buthraupis aureodorsalis |
The golden-backed mountain tanager (Cnemathraupis aureodorsalis) is an endangered species of bird in the tanager family. This large and brightly colored tanager is endemic to elfin forests in the Andean highlands of central Peru. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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