Periporphyrus

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Periporphyrus
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Red-and-black grosbeak (Periporphyrus erythromelas)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cardinalidae
Genus: Periporphyrus
Reichenbach, 1850
Type species
Loxia erythromelas
Gmelin, JF, 1789

Periporphyrus is a genus of grosbeaks in the cardinal family Cardinalidae.

The genus was introduced by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach in 1850. [1] The type species was subsequently designated as the red-and-black grosbeak. [2] [3] The name Periporphyrus combines the Ancient Greek peri meaning "exceedingly" with porphureos meaning "rosy". [4]

The genus contains two species: [5]

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References

  1. Reichenbach, Ludwig (1850). Avium Systema Naturale (in German). Dresden and Leipzig: Expedition Vollständigsten Naturgeschichte. Plate LXXVII.
  2. Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed. (1970). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 13. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 226.
  3. Gray, George Robert (1855). Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds Contained in the British Museum. London: British Museum. p. 75.
  4. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 298. ISBN   978-1-4081-2501-4.
  5. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2023). "Cardinals, grosbeaks and (tanager) allies". IOC World Bird List Version 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 14 July 2023.