About the Rufous-bellied Mountain Tanager
The rufous-bellied mountain tanager or rufous-bellied saltator is a species of songbird in the tanager family Thraupidae and is the only member of the genus Pseudosaltator. It is found in the eastern Andes of southern Bolivia and extreme northern Argentina. It occurs mostly at altitudes from 3000 m to 4000 m. Its habitat is open land, including cultivated land, that has patches of scrub, alder trees, or Polylepis trees. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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The plumage is mostly blue-gray with orange underparts from the lower breast to the undertail coverts. There is a long white stripe over the eye. The bill is gray except that the base of the lower mandible is flesh-colored.
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What the Rufous-bellied Mountain Tanager sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Black-cowled SaltatorSaltator nigricepsThe black-cowled saltator is a seed-eating passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae.
Chestnut SeedeaterSporophila cinnamomeaThe chestnut seedeater is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
Genovesa Cactus FinchGeospiza propinquaThe Genovesa cactus finch is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae.
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