The black-winged saltator (''Saltator atripennis'') is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

of songbird found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural

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is subtropical or tropical moist

montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial f ...

s. While saltators were traditionally placed in the

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Cardinalidae, they are now placed in the tanager family Thraupidae.

References

External links

Black-winged Saltator videos
on the Internet Bird Collection

VIREO ttp://vireo.acnatsci.org/species_image.php?species=Saltator+atripennis Photo-High Res--(Close-up) black-winged saltator Birds of the Colombian Andes Birds of the Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena black-winged saltator black-winged saltator Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Thraupidae-stub