Rufous-throated tanager

The rufous-throated tanager (Ixothraupis rufigula) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.

Rufous-throated tanager
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Thraupidae
Genus:	Ixothraupis
Species:	I. rufigula
Binomial name
Ixothraupis rufigula (Bonaparte, 1851)

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.