Orange-throated Tanager
Wetmorethraupis sterrhopteron
VUVulnerable
- Family
- Tanagers and Allies (Thraupidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The orange-throated tanager (Wetmorethraupis sterrhopteron) is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae that is found very locally in humid forests around the Ecuador-Peru border. As a species it is considered threatened. The orange-throated tanager is the only member of the genus Wetmorethraupis, named after the ornithologist Alexander Wetmore. It is closely related to members of the genus Bangsia.
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Range and habitat
Río Marañón drainage in southeastern Ecuador (Zamora-Chinchipe) and northern Peru (northern Amazonas).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Orange-throated tanager
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
