Tooth-billed Tanager

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Tooth-billed Tanager (<em>Piranga lutea</em>) is a species of Cardinals & Allies (<em>Cardinalidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Overview

Tooth-billed Tanager (Piranga lutea) is a species of Cardinals & Allies (Cardinalidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Piranga; binomial: Piranga lutea; authority: (Lesson, RP, 1834).

Distribution

Breeding range: Middle America and South America.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Piranga lutea is split from P. hepatica (Ridgely & Greenfield 2001; Burns et al. 2003); SACC needs proposal; revisit English name.

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