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Orange-throated tanager

Orange-throated tanager is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Orange-throated tanager rather than just read about it. In short: 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.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

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.

Taxonomy The orange-throated tanager was formally described by George Lowery and John O'Neill in 1964. The authors placed the species in a new genus Wetmorethraupis to give the binomial name Wetmorethraupis sterrhopteron. The genus name honours the American ornithologist Alexander Wetmore by combining his name with the genus name Thraupis, the type genus of the tanager family Thraupidae. The specific epithet combines the Ancient Greek sterrhos meaning "stiff" or "hard" with pteron meaning feather. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that Wetmorethraupis was the sister taxon to Bangsia. The orange-throated tanager is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.

References

Schulenberg, T., Stotz, D., Lane, D., O'Neill, J., & Parker III, T. (2007). Birds of Peru. Christopher Helm. ISBN 978-0-7136-8673-9

External links Xeno-canto: audio recordings of the orange-throated tanager

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Orange-throated tanager

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Orange-throated tanager claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Orange-throated tanager before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Orange-throated tanager ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Orange-throated tanager

In research: Orange-throated tanager appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Orange-throated tanager in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Orange-throated tanager is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Birds described in 1964, Birds of the Ecuadorian Andes, Birds of the Peruvian Andes, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Orange-throated tanager outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Orange-throated tanager matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Orange-throated tanager?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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