Golden-collared honeycreeper
| Golden-collared honeycreeper | |
|---|---|
| Male in Ecuador | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Iridophanes Ridgway, 1901 |
| Species: | I. pulcherrimus |
| Binomial name | |
| Iridophanes pulcherrimus (P.L. Sclater, 1853) | |
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The golden-collared honeycreeper (Iridophanes pulcherrimus) is an uncommon species of Neotropical bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus Iridophanes.
It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.
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