Mitrospingus

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Mitrospingus
Dusky-faced Tanager (Mitrospingus cassinii).jpg
Dusky-faced tanager (Mitrospingus cassinii)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Mitrospingidae
Genus: Mitrospingus
Ridgway, 1898
Type species
Tachyphonus cassinii [1]
Lawrence, 1861

Mitrospingus is a genus of bird formerly in the family Thraupidae. Established by Robert Ridgway in 1898, it contains the following species: [2]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Mitrospingus cassinii.jpg Mitrospingus cassinii Dusky-faced tanager Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela
Mitrospingus oleagineus Olive-backed tanager Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela

The name Mitrospingus is a combination of the Greek words mitra meaning "cap" or "head-dress" and spingos, meaning "finch". [3]

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References

  1. "Mitrospingidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. "ITIS Report: Mitrospingus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  3. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p.  257. ISBN   978-1-4081-2501-4.