Dotted tanager
Species of bird
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The dotted tanager (Ixothraupis varia) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
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| Dotted tanager | |
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| male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Ixothraupis |
| Species: | I. varia |
| Binomial name | |
| Ixothraupis varia (Statius Müller, 1776) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Tangara varia | |
It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.
