Red-breasted chat

The red-breasted chat (Granatellus venustus) is a species of bird in the family Cardinalidae.

Red-breasted chat

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cardinalidae
Genus: Granatellus
Species:
G. venustus
Binomial name
Granatellus venustus
Bonaparte, 1850

It is endemic to Pacific slope thorn forests in Mexico from Sinaloa to Chiapas where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Granatellus venustus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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