Hooded grosbeak | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Fringillidae |
Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
Genus: | Hesperiphona |
Species: | H. abeillei |
Binomial name | |
Hesperiphona abeillei (Lesson, R, 1839) | |
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The hooded grosbeak (Hesperiphona abeillei) is a passerine bird in the finch family found in the highlands of Central America, principally in Mexico and Guatemala. [2]
This is a medium large grosbeak with a large bill. The male has a black head and bright yellow upper parts. The female is less brightly coloured and has a smaller black cap. [3]
The species was briefly described by the French naturalist René Lesson in 1839 under the binomial name Guiraca abaillei. [4] The International Ornithologists' Union now assigns the hooded grosbeak together with the closely related evening grosbeak to the genus Hesperiphona . [5] This genus was introduced by the French ornithologist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1850. [6] Some authorities place these two grosbeak species together with the hawfinch in the genus Coccothraustes . [7]