Yellow-shouldered Grosbeak

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yellow-Shouldered Grosbeak
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cardinalidae (but see text)
Genus: Parkerthraustes
Species: P. humeralis
Binomial name
Parkerthraustes humeralis
Lawrence, 1867
Synonyms

Caryothraustes humeralis (Lawrence, 1867)

The Yellow-Shouldered Grosbeak (Parkerthraustes humeralis) is a species of cardinal (bird) in the Cardinalidae family, or possibly a tanager (Thraupidae). It is the only member of its genus Parkerthraustes.

It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

[edit] References


Languages