Black-winged saltator

Black-winged saltator
In Manizales, Caldas, Colombia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Thraupidae
Genus:Saltator
Species: S. atripennis
Binomial name
Saltator atripennis
Sclater, 1856

The black-winged saltator (Saltator atripennis) is a South American songbird species. The saltators are traditionally placed in the 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.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Saltator atripennis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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