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About the Rufous-bellied mountain tanager
The Rufous-bellied mountain tanager is a bird in the family Thraupidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 74 g.
What does the Rufous-bellied mountain tanager sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
From Wikipedia
The rufous-bellied mountain tanager or rufous-bellied saltator (Pseudosaltator rufiventris) is a species of songbird in the tanager family Thraupidae and is the only member of the genus Pseudosaltator. It is found in the eastern Andes of southern Bolivia and extreme northern Argentina. It occurs mostly at altitudes from 3000 m to 4000 m.
Its habitat is open land, including cultivated land, that has patches of scrub, alder trees, or Polylepis trees.
More from the family Thraupidae
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Tangara chilensis
Blue-gray tanager
Thraupis episcopus
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Silver-throated tanager
Tangara icterocephala
Magpie tanager
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Plushcap
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Golden tanager
Tangara arthus
Green honeycreeper
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Emerald tanager
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Beryl-spangled tanager
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Bay-headed tanager
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Rufous-bellied mountain tanager sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Rufous-bellied mountain tanager on this page. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Rufous-bellied mountain tanager endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Rufous-bellied mountain tanager as “least concern”.
What family does the Rufous-bellied mountain tanager belong to?
The Rufous-bellied mountain tanager (Pseudosaltator rufiventris) belongs to the family Thraupidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Saltator rufiventris - Rufous-bellied Saltator by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q27907741 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Rufous-bellied mountain tanager – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Ron Knight – CC BY 2.0