Yellow-shouldered grosbeak

Yellow-shouldered grosbeak
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Thraupidae
Genus:	Parkerthraustes; Remsen, 1997[2]
Species:	P. humeralis
Binomial name
	Parkerthraustes humeralis; 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.

Yasuni Nat’l Park - Ecuador

Yasuni Nat’l Park - Ecuador

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

References

BirdLife International (2012). "Parkerthraustes humeralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url
Remsen, Jr., J. V. (1997). "A New Genus for the Yellow-Shouldered Grosbeak". Studies in Neotropical Ornithology Honoring Ted Parker. Ornithological Monographs. 48. pp. 89–90. JSTOR 40157526.

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[1] BirdLife International (2012). "Parkerthraustes humeralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url

[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. 48. pp. 89–90. JSTOR 40157526.