Mitrospingus | |
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Dusky-faced tanager (Mitrospingus cassinii) | |
Scientific classification
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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
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Mitrospingus is a genus of bird formerly in the family Thraupidae. Established by Robert Ridgway in 1898, it contains the following species: [2]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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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]
Mitrospingus | |
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Dusky-faced tanager (Mitrospingus cassinii) | |
Scientific classification
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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]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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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]