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The '''[[flame-faced tanager]]''' (''Tangara parzudakii'') is a species of bird in the [[tanager]] family, Thraupidae. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to South America and is found in the eastern [[Andes]] of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela, its natural habitat being subtropical or tropical moist [[Montane ecosystem#Montane forests|montane forests]]. The flame-faced tanager is a distinctive-looking species with black and [[Opalescence|opalescent]]-green upperparts, opalescent-green and buff underparts, and a deep-red and yellow face. The subspecies ''T.&nbsp;p.&nbsp;lunigera'' lacks the deep red on the face, which is replaced with orangish-red. It is an omnivorous bird, feeding on fruit and [[arthropod]]s found mostly on mossy branches. It breeds in the rainy season with eggs laid in [[Clutch (eggs)|clutches]] of two and [[Fledge|fledglings]] fed by both parents. Although it is listed as a [[least-concern species]] by the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]], it is facing population decline due to [[habitat destruction]]. This flame-faced tanager of the subspecies ''T.&nbsp;p.&nbsp;parzudakii'' was photographed perching on a branch in the Parque Verde y Agua in Colombia's [[Cundinamarca Department]].
<p style="text-align:center;"><small>Photograph credit: [[User:Charlesjsharp|Charles J. Sharp]]</small></p>
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