Moss-backed Tanager
Bangsia edwardsi
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Birds
The moss-backed tanager is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. It is a chunky, large-headed tanager with moss-green upperparts, dark blue-tinged dark green wings, olive green underparts, a bright golden yellow patch on the chest, and black head with shining blue sides. It is endemic to the Western Andes of western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador, where it inhabits dense, humid Pacific slope forests. It feeds on insects and fruit. It is classified as being of least concern on the IUCN Red List due to its sufficiently large range and population.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Genus
- Bangsia