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Iridosornis
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Iridosornis is a genus of Neotropical birds in the tanager family Thraupidae
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Iridosornis | |
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Golden-crowned tanager (I. rufivertex) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Thraupidae |
Genus: | Iridosornis Lesson, 1844 |
Type species | |
Arremon rufivertex Lafresnaye, 1842 | |
Species | |
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These birds live in the Andes mostly at high altitudes. Their plumage is mainly blue and all of them have contrasting patches of yellow.[1]