Orange-throated Tanager
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The Orange-throated Tanager (Wetmorethraupis sterrhopteron) is a threatened
species of bird found very locally in humid forests around the Ecuador
-Peru
border. It is the only member
of the genus Wetmorethraupis, named after the ornithologist Alexander Wetmore
. It is closely related to another genus of tanager
s, Bangsia
.
Threatened species
Threatened species are any speciesg animals, plants, fungi, etc.) which are vulnerable to endangerment in the near future.The World Conservation Union is the foremost authority on threatened species, and treats threatened species not as a single category, but as a group of three categories,...
species of bird found very locally in humid forests around the Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
-Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
border. It is the only member
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
of the genus Wetmorethraupis, named after the ornithologist Alexander Wetmore
Alexander Wetmore
Frank Alexander Wetmore was an American ornithologist and avian paleontologist.-Life:Wetmore studied at the University of Kansas...
. It is closely related to another genus of tanager
Tanager
The tanagers comprise the bird family Thraupidae, in the order Passeriformes. The family has an American distribution.There were traditionally about 240 species of tanagers, but the taxonomic treatment of this family's members is currently in a state of flux...
s, Bangsia
Bangsia
Bangsia is a genus of tanagers containing five species. They are native to humid forests in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and Costa Rica. Wetmorethraupis is a close relative.-Species list:* Blue-and-gold Tanager, Bangsia arcaei...
.