Orange-throated Tanager
A species of Orange-throated Tanager Scientific name : Wetmorethraupis sterrhopteron Genus : Orange-throated Tanager
Orange-throated Tanager, A species of Orange-throated Tanager
Botanical name: Wetmorethraupis sterrhopteron
Genus: Orange-throated Tanager
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Description
The orange-throated tanager (Wetmorethraupis sterrhopteron) is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae that is found very locally in humid forests around the Ecuador-Peru border. As a species it is considered threatened. The orange-throated tanager is the only member of the genus Wetmorethraupis, named after the ornithologist Alexander Wetmore. It is closely related to members of the genus Bangsia. 
Size
17 cm
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
Orange-throated Tanager consumes fruits and insects, including beetles; forages alone, or in small groups, using hopping and hovering to search bromeliads and Cecropia trees across large ranges.
Habitat
The orange-throated Tanager commonly resides in mature, humid, and wet pre-montane forests, including terra firme forests in adjacent lowlands and occasionally in disturbed mature forests. These environments are characterized by lush vegetation within broader tropical and subtropical regions.
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
Orange-throated Tanager Species
Orange-throated Tanager 
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