Hesperiphona | |
---|---|
Male evening grosbeak | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Fringillidae |
Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
Genus: | Hesperiphona Bonaparte, 1850 |
Type species | |
Fringilla vespertina Cooper, W, 1825 |
Hesperiphona is a genus in the finch family Fringillidae.
The genus was introduced in 1850 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte with the evening grosbeak as the type species. [1] The name combines the Ancient Greek hesperos meaning "evening" and phōnē meaning "sound" or "cry". [2]
The genus contains two species: [3]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
---|---|---|---|
Hesperiphona vespertina | Evening grosbeak | Canada and the western mountainous areas of the United States and Mexico | |
Hesperiphona abeillei | Hooded grosbeak | Central America, principally in Mexico and Guatemala. | |
Cyanopica is a genus of magpie in the family Corvidae. They belong to a common lineage with the genus Perisoreus.
The Polynesian sandpipers form the genus Prosobonia. They are small wading birds confined to remote Pacific islands of French Polynesia. Only one species is now extant, and it is rare and little known. This bird is sometimes separated in the genus Aechmorhynchus, restricting the genus to the extinct southern forms.
The evening grosbeak is a passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae found in North America.
Turacoena is a small genus of doves in the family Columbidae that are found in Indonesia.
The hooded grosbeak is a passerine bird in the finch family found in the highlands of Central America, principally in Mexico and Guatemala.
Chlorophonia is a genus of finches in the family Fringillidae. The Chlorophonias are endemic to the Neotropics. They are small, mostly bright green birds that inhabit humid forests and nearby habitats, especially in highlands.
Melanodera is a genus of Patagonian seed-eating birds in the tanager family Thraupidae.
Chlorochrysa is a genus of small colourful Neotropical birds in the tanager family Thraupidae.
Anisognathus is a genus of boldly colored tanagers found in the highland forests and woodlands of South America.
Dubusia is a small genus of mountain tanagers found in South America.
Discosura is a genus of South and Central American hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae. The thorntails are sometimes placed in the genus Popelairia, leaving Discosura for the racket-tailed coquette. On the contrary, some have argued for merging this genus into Lophornis, which they overall resemble, except for the highly modified tail-feathers of the males.
Heliodoxa is a genus of hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae.
Chalcopsitta is a genus of parrot in the family Psittaculidae and the subfamily Loriinae. All three species are native to New Guinea and western offshore islands. The name Chalcopsitta is derived from the Greek khalkos meaning "bronze" and psitta meaning "parrot".
The shining parrots, Prosopeia, are a genus of parrots in the family Psittaculidae.
Metriopelia is a genus of ground doves containing four species that live in the dry, upland habitats along the Andean mountain chain in South America. They have large wings and three species have orange skin around the eyes.
The buff-breasted mountain tanager is a species of Neotropical bird in the tanager family Thraupidae.
The Cuban bullfinch is a species of songbird belonging to the genus Melopyrrha. It is a member of the tanager family Thraupidae falls under the subfamily Coerebinae, which also includes Darwin's finches.
Melopyrrha is a genus of passerine birds in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is made up of four extant species endemic to the Greater Antilles, along with 1 possibly extinct species from the island of Saint Kitts in the Lesser Antilles.
The Cuban grassquit is a small bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is endemic to Cuba.
Geospizopsis is a genus of seed-eating birds in the tanager family Thraupidae that are commonly known as sierra finches.