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Golden-collared Tanager
- Scientific name
- Iridosornis jelskii
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Habitat
- Forest mixed
- Wing shape
- Rounded
- Tail shape
- Rounded
Where it came from
The Golden-collared Tanager, or Iridosornis jelskii, is a member of the Thraupidae family native to the humid montane forests of the central and northern Andes in Peru and Ecuador. First formally described in the 19th century, it was identified by its distinctively dark plumage contrasted by the vibrant gold-yellow collar that gives the species its name.
The avian taxonomy of the Andes was heavily documented by early naturalists who sought to classify the vast biodiversity of the neotropical region. The design of this tanager, characterized by its rounded wing and tail shapes, is an evolutionary adaptation suited to the dense, cluttered understory of high-altitude cloud forests, allowing for agile, short-burst navigation through foliage.
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