Buff-bellied tanager

The buff-bellied tanager (Thlypopsis inornata) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

Rufous-chested tanager (above); and buff-bellied tanager (below); illustration by Joseph Smit, 1886

Buff-bellied tanager
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Thraupidae
Genus:	Thlypopsis
Species:	T. inornata
Binomial name
Thlypopsis inornata (Taczanowski, 1879)

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Peru and far southern Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.