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Black-chested mountain tanager

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Black-chested mountain tanager
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The black-chested mountain tanager (Cnemathraupis eximia) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

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It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Papallacta Pass – Ecuador

This species was formerly included in the genus Buthraupis. When a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010 found that Buthraupis was polyphyletic, the black-chested mountain tanager was moved to the resurrected genus Cnemathraupis.[2][3]

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