Black-chested mountain tanager
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Cnemathraupis
Species:
C. eximia
Binomial name
Cnemathraupis eximia
(Boissonneau, 1840)
Synonyms

Buthraupis eximia

The black-chested mountain tanager (Cnemathraupis eximia) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Papallacta Pass - Ecuador

This species was formerly included in the genus Buthraupis. When a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010 found that Buthraupis was polyphyletic, the black-chested mountain tanager was moved to the resurrected genus Cnemathraupis.[2][3]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Cnemathraupis eximia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22722606A132016599. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22722606A132016599.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. Sedano, Raul E.; Burns, Kevin J. (2010). "Are the Northern Andes a species pump for Neotropical birds? Phylogenetics and biogeography of a clade of Neotropical tanagers (Aves: Thraupini)". Journal of Biogeography. 37 (2): 325–343. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02200.x. S2CID 53063036.
  3. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Tanagers and allies". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
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