Golden-backed mountain tanager

Cnemathraupis aureodorsalis

The golden-backed mountain tanager 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.
Golden-backed Mountain-Tanager (Cnemathraupis aureodorsalis) Bosque de Unchog, Huanuco, Peru. Apr 28, 2023 Cnemathraupis aureodorsalis,Fall,Geotagged,Golden-backed mountain tanager,Peru

Naming

This species was formerly included in the genus "Buthraupis". When a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010 found that "Buthraupis" was polyphyletic, the golden-backed mountain tanager was moved to the resurrected genus "Cnemathraupis".

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Status: Endangered
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyThraupidae
GenusCnemathraupis
SpeciesC. aureodorsalis
Photographed in
Peru