Moss-backed Tanager
A species of Bangsia Tanagers Scientific name : Bangsia edwardsi Genus : Bangsia Tanagers
Moss-backed Tanager, A species of Bangsia Tanagers
Botanical name: Bangsia edwardsi
Genus: Bangsia Tanagers
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Photo By Lars Petersson 
Description
The moss-backed tanager (Bangsia edwardsi) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. 
Size
15 cm
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
Moss-backed Tanager primarily consumes fruits, such as Miconia majalis and Blakea podagrica, and arthropods. Moss-backed Tanager forages in both the canopy and sub-canopy, with a preference for fruits in the canopy and insects in the lower levels, and also feeds on epiphytes and parasitic plants.
Habitat
The moss-backed Tanager is commonly found in humid, dense forests rich in epiphytes. These environments are typically located at the intersection of lowland tropical evergreen and montane evergreen forests near the Pacific slope. They inhabit areas within the Chocó Rainforest Center of Endemism, with a preference for forest interiors, although they are occasionally found at forest edges, in secondary growths, and sporadically in trees within clearings.
Dite type
Frugivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Fruit
Photo By Lars Petersson 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Tanagers Genus
Bangsia Tanagers Species
Moss-backed Tanager 
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