Dotted tanager

The dotted tanager (Ixothraupis varia) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

Dotted tanager
male
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Thraupidae
Genus:	Ixothraupis
Species:	I. varia
Binomial name
Ixothraupis varia (Statius Müller, 1776)
Synonyms
Tangara varia

It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.