Carriker's mountain tanager
Species of bird
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Carriker's mountain-tanager (Dubusia carrikeri) is a species of Neotropical bird native to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.[1]
| Carriker's mountain-tanager | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Dubusia |
| Species: | D. carrikeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Dubusia carrikeri Wetmore, 1946 | |
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It is sometimes regarded as a subspecies of the buff-breasted mountain tanager but has been distinguished otherwise in 2016 by the IUCN Red List.[2] As of today, its population is in decline due to habitat damage by recreation, pollution, and climate change.[1]
