Yellow-shouldered grosbeak

Yellow-shouldered grosbeak
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Thraupidae
Genus:	Parkerthraustes; Remsen, 1997
Species:	Parkerthraustes
Binomial name
	Parkerthraustes; Lawrence, 1867
Synonyms
	Caryothraustes humeralis (Lawrence, 1867); Pitylus humeralis;

The yellow-shouldered grosbeak (Parkerthraustes humeralis) is a songbird species in the tanager family (Thraupidae), or possibly in the Cardinalidae. It is the only member of its genus Parkerthraustes.

It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

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^ Remsen, Jr., J. V. (1997). "A New Genus for the Yellow-Shouldered Grosbeak". Studies in Neotropical Ornithology Honoring Ted Parker. Ornithological Monographs. Vol. 48. pp. 89–90. JSTOR 40157526.

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[Remsen,_1997-2] Remsen, Jr., J. V. (1997). "A New Genus for the Yellow-Shouldered Grosbeak". Studies in Neotropical Ornithology Honoring Ted Parker. Ornithological Monographs. Vol. 48. pp. 89–90. JSTOR 40157526.

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