Tanagers
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Family | Cabanis |
|---|---|
| Scientific name | Thraupidae |
| Order | Passerine |
| Length | Scarlet tanager |
| Mass | Scarlet tanager |
| Bananaquit | |
| Did you know | There are over two hundred species of colorful tanagers found from Canada all the way to central Argentina. |
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| ID | 813444 |
About Tanagers
The tanagers comprise the bird family Thraupidae, in the order Passeriformes. The family has an American distribution. The Thraupidae are the second-largest family of birds and represent about 4% of all avian species and 12% of the Neotropical birds.
Man arrested in Peru airport with 20 birds in suitcase
The Birds were found, Packed in Hugo Conings suitcase
A Belgian man has been arrested at Lima airport in Peru with 20 live Birds stuffed in his suitcase.
Hugo Conings, 54, was smuggling caught in the attempt to, The Birds out of the country, in Small cardboard boxes, officials said.
she added that he planned to fly to Madrid to sell Spain, The Birds - all of which were protected species.
While all of The Birds survived, some of them showed signs of dehydration and stress and had lost a part of their plumage, after spending hours in the boxes.
Lord Conings was arrested on Monday for up to five years threaten in prison for illegal wild animal trade.
The Birds were Packed in Small boxes, The Birds suffered from dehydration and stress after hours and hours in the boxesThe Birds are native to the Peruvian jungle, and also in Ecuador and Bolivia.
Among them, two toucanets, and 16 Tanagers - were Small , brightly-colored Birds that are often targeted by traffickers for their bright plumage.
Peru is home to More Than 1,800 bird species.
threatened But the illegal trade of native species, and is one of the major causes for the loss of biological diversity in the country.
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Source of news: bbc.com
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