The Sira tanager (''Stilpnia phillipsi'') is a species of

bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...

in the family Thraupidae. It is

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Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

and exists only in the Sira range. It was first discovered in July 1969 on an expedition from Graves and Weske. Between 1969 and 1972, John Terborgh and Weske reported about their collections in the Cerros del Sira on the discovery of this new species of tanager that is related to the

black-capped tanager The black-capped tanager (''Stilpnia heinei'') is one of the many species of Neotropical bird in the family Thraupidae. It lives in mountains of Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela year-round. This bird can often be found in open landscapes, alone o ...

. Its natural

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is subtropical or tropical moist

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s. It is threatened by

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References

Sira tanager Birds of the Peruvian Andes Endemic birds of Peru Sira tanager Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Thraupidae-stub