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 Avidiversity  AVITOPIA - Tanagers

Scientific system: Clements et al.

Familia: Thraupidae

You can get "Checklist of the Tanagers of Planet Earth" as an e-book here.


The family of Tanagers is the second largest of the passerine birds. It has an American distribution mainly in the tropics. Their body length ranges from 9 cm to 24 cm. Their plumage is usually brightly colored, but there are also black and white species. Tangerines are omnivores. The female builds the nest and incubates, but may be fed by the male. Both parents feed the young.

Orchesticus

     abeillei - Brown Tanager (3)

Paroaria

     coronata - Red-crested Cardinal (4)
     dominicana - Red-cowled Cardinal (3)
     nigrogenis - Masked Cardinal (2)
     gularis - Red-capped Cardinal (2)
     baeri - Crimson-fronted Cardinal (1)
     capitata - Yellow-billed Cardinal (3)

Schistochlamys

     melanopis - Black-faced Tanager (3)
     ruficapillus - Cinnamon Tanager (3)

Cissopis

     leverianus - Magpie Tanager (3)

Neothraupis

     fasciata - Shrike-like Tanager (4)

Conothraupis

     speculigera - Black-and-white Tanager (2)
     mesoleuca - Cone-billed Tanager (2)

Lamprospiza

     melanoleuca - Red-billed Pied Tanager (3)

Compsothraupis

     loricata - Scarlet-throated Tanager (3)

Sericossypha

     albocristata - White-capped Tanager (3)

Nemosia

     pileata - Hooded Tanager (1)
     rourei - Cherry-throated Tanager (2)

Creurgops

     verticalis - Rufous-crested Tanager (2)
     dentatus - Slaty Tanager (2)

Orthogonys

     chloricterus - Olive-green Tanager (1)

Kleinothraupis

     atropileus - Black-capped Hemispingus (1)
     calophrys - Orange-browed Hemispingus (2)
     parodii - Parodi's Hemispingus (1)
     reyi - Grey-capped Hemispingus (2)

Sphenopsis

     frontalis - Oleaginous Hemispingus (1)
     melanotis - Black-eared Hemispingus (3)

Thlypopsis

     sordida - Orange-headed Tanager (2)
     inornata - Buff-bellied Tanager (1)
     fulviceps - Fulvous-headed Tanager (1)
     pyrrhocoma - Chestnut-headed Tanager (2)
     ruficeps - Rust-and-yellow Tanager (1)
     superciliaris - Superciliaried Hemispingus (2)
     ornata - Rufous-chested Tanager (2)
     pectoralis - Brown-flanked Tanager (1)

Microspingus

     alticola - Plain-tailed Warbling-Finch (1)
     erythrophrys - Rusty-browed Warbling-Finch (2)
     lateralis - Red-rumped Warbling-Finch (1)
     cabanisi - Grey-throated Warbling-Finch (1)
     torquatus - Ringed Warbling-Finch (1)
     melanoleucus - Black-capped Warbling-Finch (1)
     cinereus - Cinereous Warbling-Finch (1)
     trifasciatus - Three-striped Hemispingus (1)

Cypsnagra

     hirundinacea - White-rumped Tanager (2)

Nephelornis

     oneilli - Pardusco (1)

Trichothraupis

     melanops - Black-goggled Tanager (3)

Eucometis

     penicillata - Grey-headed Tanager (3)

Tachyphonus

     cristatus - Flame-crested Tanager (1)
     rufiventer - Yellow-crested Tanager (2)
     surinamus - Fulvous-crested Tanager (3)
     luctuosus - White-shouldered Tanager (3)
     delatrii - Tawny-crested Tanager (3)
     coronatus - Ruby-crowned Tanager (3)
     rufus - White-lined Tanager (5)
     phoenicius - Red-shouldered Tanager (3)

Lanio

     fulvus - Fulvous Shrike-Tanager (1)
     versicolor - White-winged Shrike-Tanager (1)
     aurantius - Black-throated Shrike-Tanager (4)
     leucothorax - White-throated Shrike-Tanager (6)

Ramphocelus

     sanguinolentus - Crimson-collared Tanager (3)
     flammigerus - Flame-rumped Tanager (4)
     passerinii - Passerini's Tanager (5)
     costaricensis - Cherrie's Tanager (1)
     bresilius - Brazilian Tanager (3)
     melanogaster - Huallaga Tanager (1)
     carbo - Silver-beaked Tanager (3)
     nigrogularis - Masked Crimson Tanager (3)
     dimidiatus - Crimson-backed Tanager (2)

Calochaetes

     coccineus - Vermilion Tanager (2)

Cyanicterus

     cyanicterus - Blue-backed Tanager (4)

Bangsia

     arcaei - Blue-and-gold Tanager (2)
     melanochlamys - Black-and-gold Tanager (1)
     rothschildi - Golden-chested Tanager (2)
     edwardsi - Moss-backed Tanager (1)
     aureocincta - Gold-ringed Tanager (1)

Wetmorethraupis

     sterrhopteron - Orange-throated Tanager (1)

Buthraupis

     montana - Hooded Mountain Tanager (3)
     wetmorei - Masked Mountain Tanager (1)

Cnemathraupis

     eximia - Black-chested Mountain-Tanager (2)
     aureodorsalis - Golden-backed Mountain-Tanager (1)

Chlorornis

     riefferii - Grass-green Tanager (5)

Anisognathus

     melanogenys - Santa Marta Mountain Tanager (1)
     lacrymosus - Lacrimose Mountain Tanager (2)
     igniventris - Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager (5)
     somptuosus - Blue-winged Mountain Tanager (2)
     notabilis - Black-chinned Mountain Tanager (1)

Dubusia

     taeniata - Buff-breasted Mountain Tanager (2)
     castaneoventris - Chestnut-bellied Mountain-Tanager (1)

Pseudosaltator

     rufiventris - Rufous-bellied Saltator (2)

Stephanophorus

     diadematus - Diademed Tanager (3)

Iridosornis

     porphyrocephalus - Purplish-mantled Tanager (2)
     analis - Yellow-throated Tanager (2)
     jelskii - Golden-collared Tanager (2)
     rufivertex - Golden-crowned Tanager (3)
     reinhardti - Yellow-scarfed Tanager (2)

Pipraeidea

     melanonota - Fawn-breasted Tanager (3)
     bonariensis - Blue-and-yellow Tanager (3)

Chlorochrysa

     phoenicotis - Glistening-green Tanager (1)
     calliparaea - Orange-eared Tanager (2)
     nitidissima - Multicolored Tanager (2)

Thraupis

     episcopus - Blue-grey Tanager (3)
     sayaca - Sayaca Tanager (1)
     glaucocolpa - Glaucous Tanager (2)
     cyanoptera - Azure-shouldered Tanager (1)
     ornata - Golden-chevroned Tanager (2)
     abbas - Yellow-winged Tanager (4)
     palmarum - Palm Tanager (2)
     cyanocephala - Blue-capped Tanager (2)

Ixothraupis

     varia - Dotted Tanager (1)
     rufigula - Rufous-throated Tanager (2)
     guttata - Speckled Tanager (3)
     xanthogastra - Yellow-bellied Tanager (1)
     punctata - Spotted Tanager (3)

Tangara

     ruficervix - Golden-naped Tanager (2)
     cyanoptera - Black-headed Tanager (2)
     viridicollis - Silver-backed Tanager (1)
     heinei - Black-capped Tanager (2)
     argyrofenges - Straw-backed Tanager (1)
     phillipsi - Sira Tanager (1)
     cabanisi - Cabanis's Tanager (1)
     palmeri - Grey-and-gold Tanager (1)
     peruviana - Black-backed Tanager (2)
     preciosa - Chestnut-backed Tanager (1)
     meyerdeschauenseei - Green-capped Tanager (1)
     cayana - Burnished-buff Tanager (3)
     cucullata - Lesser Antillean Tanager (1)
     vitriolina - Scrub Tanager (2)
     nigrocincta - Masked Tanager (1)
     larvata - Golden-hooded Tanager (4)
     cyanicollis - Blue-necked Tanager (6)
     vassorii - Blue-and-black Tanager (2)
     nigroviridis - Beryl-spangled Tanager (3)
     dowii - Spangle-cheeked Tanager (2)
     fucosa - Green-naped Tanager (1)
     labradorides - Metallic-green Tanager (1)
     cyanotis - Blue-browed Tanager (2)
     inornata - Plain-colored Tanager (1)
     mexicana - Turquoise Tanager (3)
     chilensis - Paradise Tanager (3)
     velia - Opal-rumped Tanager (2)
     callophrys - Opal-crowned Tanager (1)
     seledon - Green-headed Tanager (2)
     fastuosa - Seven-colored Tanager (1)
     cyanocephala - Red-necked Tanager (2)
     desmaresti - Brassy-breasted Tanager (2)
     cyanoventris - Gilt-edged Tanager (1)
     lavinia - Rufous-winged Tanager (1)
     gyrola - Bay-headed Tanager (3)
     rufigenis - Rufous-cheeked Tanager (1)
     chrysotis - Golden-eared Tanager (2)
     xanthocephala - Saffron-crowned Tanager (3)
     parzudakii - Flame-faced Tanager (2)
     schrankii - Green-and-gold Tanager (1)
     johannae - Blue-whiskered Tanager (1)
     arthus - Golden Tanager (2)
     florida - Emerald Tanager (1)
     icterocephala - Silver-throated Tanager (2)

Tersina

     viridis - Swallow Tanager (6)

Dacnis

     albiventris - White-bellied Dacnis (1)
     lineata - Black-faced Dacnis (2)
     flaviventer - Yellow-bellied Dacnis (1)
     hartlaubi - Turquoise Dacnis (1)
     nigripes - Black-legged Dacnis (1)
     venusta - Scarlet-thighed Dacnis (4)
     cayana - Blue Dacnis (6)
     viguieri - Viridian Dacnis (1)
     berlepschi - Scarlet-breasted Dacnis (2)

Cyanerpes

     nitidus - Short-billed Honeycreeper (1)
     lucidus - Shining Honeycreeper (2)
     caeruleus - Purple Honeycreeper (5)
     cyaneus - Red-legged Honeycreeper (5)

Chlorophanes

     spiza - Green Honeycreeper (5)

Iridophanes

     pulcherrimus - Golden-collared Honeycreeper (1)

Heterospingus

     rubrifrons - Sulphur-rumped Tanager (1)
     xanthopygius - Scarlet-browed Tanager (3)

Hemithraupis

     guira - Guira Tanager (4)
     ruficapilla - Rufous-headed Tanager (2)
     flavicollis - Yellow-backed Tanager (2)

Chrysothlypis

     chrysomelas - Black-and-yellow Tanager (3)
     salmoni - Scarlet-and-white Tanager (3)

Conirostrum

     bicolor - Bicolored Conebill (1)
     margaritae - Pearly-breasted Conebill (1)
     speciosum - Chestnut-vented Conebill (3)
     leucogenys - White-eared Conebill (1)
     binghami - Giant Conebill (2)
     ferrugineiventre - White-browed Conebill (2)
     sitticolor - Blue-backed Conebill (1)
     albifrons - Capped Conebill (2)
     tamarugense - Tamarugo Conebill (1)
     rufum - Rufous-browed Conebill (2)
     cinereum - Cinereous Conebill (3)

Xenodacnis

     parina - Tit-like Dacnis (3)

Diglossa

     gloriosissima - Chestnut-bellied Flowerpiercer (1)
     lafresnayii - Glossy Flowerpiercer (2)
     mystacalis - Moustached Flowerpiercer (3)
     gloriosa - Merida Flowerpiercer (2)
     humeralis - Black Flowerpiercer (2)
     brunneiventris - Black-throated Flowerpiercer (1)
     carbonaria - Grey-bellied Flowerpiercer (1)
     venezuelensis - Venezuelan Flowerpiercer (1)
     albilatera - White-sided Flowerpiercer (4)
     duidae - Scaled Flowerpiercer (1)
     major - Greater Flowerpiercer (1)
     indigotica - Indigo Flowerpiercer (1)
     baritula - Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer (2)
     plumbea - Slaty Flowerpiercer (4)
     sittoides - Rusty Flowerpiercer (3)
     glauca - Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer (1)
     caerulescens - Bluish Flowerpiercer (2)
     cyanea - Masked Flowerpiercer (3)

Catamblyrhynchus

     diadema - Plushcap (4)

Urothraupis

     stolzmanni - Black-backed Bush Tanager (2)

Porphyrospiza

     caerulescens - Blue Finch (2)

Phrygilus

     atriceps - Black-hooded Sierra Finch (1)
     punensis - Peruvian Sierra Finch (2)
     gayi - Grey-hooded Sierra Finch (1)
     patagonicus - Patagonian Sierra Finch (1)
     fruticeti - Mourning Sierra Finch (1)
     dorsalis - Red-backed Sierra Finch (2)
     erythronotus - White-throated Sierra Finch (1)
     carbonarius - Carbonated Sierra Finch (1)
     alaudinus - Band-tailed Sierra Finch (2)

Idiopsar

     brachyurus - Short-tailed Finch (2)
     speculifer - White-winged Diuca Finch (2)

Diuca

     diuca - Common Diuca Finch (2)

Melanodera

     melanodera - White-bridled Finch (3)
     xanthogramma - Yellow-bridled Finch (2)

Geospizopsis

     unicolor - Plumbeous Sierra Finch (1)
     plebejus - Ash-breasted Sierra Finch (3)

Haplospiza

     unicolor - Uniform Finch (4)

Spodiornis

     rusticus - Slaty Finch (3)

Acanthidops

     bairdi - Peg-billed Finch (1)

Lophospingus

     pusillus - Black-crested Finch (2)
     griseocristatus - Grey-crested Finch (1)

Donacospiza

     albifrons - Long-tailed Reed Finch (4)

Rowettia

     goughensis - Gough Finch (4)

Nesospiza

     acunhae - Tristan Finch (3)
     wilkinsi - Wilkins's Finch (1)

Piezorina

     cinerea - Cinereous Finch (2)

Xenospingus

     concolor - Slender-billed Finch (3)

Incaspiza

     pulchra - Great Inca Finch (2)
     personata - Rufous-backed Inca Finch (1)
     ortizi - Grey-winged Inca Finch (1)
     laeta - Buff-bridled Inca Finch (1)
     watkinsi - Little Inca Finch (1)

Pseudospingus

     verticalis - Black-headed Hemispingus (1)
     xanthophthalmus - Drab Hemispingus (1)

Cnemoscopus

     rubrirostris - Grey-hooded Bush Tanager (2)

Castanozoster

     thoracicus - Bay-chested Warbling-Finch (1)

Poospiza

     goeringi - Slaty-backed Hemispingus (2)
     rufosuperciliaris - Rufous-browed Hemispingus (1)
     boliviana - Bolivian Warbling-Finch (1)
     hypochondria - Rufous-sided Warbling-Finch (1)
     ornata - Cinnamon Warbling-Finch (1)
     nigrorufa - Black-and-rufous Warbling-Finch (5)
     rubecula - Rufous-breasted Warbling-Finch (1)
     caesar - Chestnut-breasted Mountain Finch (1)
     hispaniolensis - Collared Warbling Finch (2)
     garleppi - Cochabamba Mountain Finch (1)
     baeri - Tucuman Mountain Finch (1)

Sicalis

     citrina - Stripe-tailed Yellow Finch (1)
     lutea - Puna Yellow Finch (1)
     uropygialis - Bright-rumped Yellow Finch (1)
     luteocephala - Citron-headed Yellow Finch (1)
     auriventris - Greater Yellow Finch (1)
     olivascens - Greenish Yellow Finch (1)
     mendozae - Monte Yellow-Finch (1)
     lebruni - Patagonian Yellow Finch (1)
     columbiana - Orange-fronted Yellow Finch (3)
     flaveola - Saffron Finch (5)
     luteola - Grassland Yellow Finch (3)
     raimondii - Raimondi's Yellow Finch (1)
     taczanowskii - Sulphur-throated Finch (1)

Emberizoides

     herbicola - Wedge-tailed Grass Finch (2)
     duidae - Duida Grass Finch (1)
     ypiranganus - Lesser Grass Finch (2)

Embernagra

     platensis - Pampa Finch (3)
     longicauda - Serra Finch (1)

Volatinia

     jacarina - Blue-black Grassquit (7)

Sporophila

     bouvronides - Lesson's Seedeater (3)
     lineola - Lined Seedeater (2)
     leucoptera - White-bellied Seedeater (1)
     peruviana - Parrot-billed Seedeater (1)
     telasco - Chestnut-throated Seedeater (1)
     simplex - Drab Seedeater (1)
     castaneiventris - Chestnut-bellied Seedeater (3)
     minuta - Ruddy-breasted Seedeater (4)
     nigrorufa - Black-and-tawny Seedeater (3)
     bouvreuil - Capped Seedeater (1)
     pileata - Pearly-bellied Seedeater (2)
     hypoxantha - Tawny-bellied Seedeater (2)
     ruficollis - Dark-throated Seedeater (3)
     palustris - Marsh Seedeater (4)
     hypochroma - Rufous-rumped Seedeater (1)
     cinnamomea - Chestnut Seedeater (2)
     melanogaster - Black-bellied Seedeater (2)
     funerea - Thick-billed Seed-Finch (1)
     angolensis - Lesser Seed Finch (4)
     nuttingi - Nicaraguan Seed-Finch (1)
     maximiliani - Great-billed Seed-Finch (1)
     crassirostris - Large-billed Seed-Finch (1)
     atrirostris - Black-billed Seed-Finch (1)
     corvina - Variable Seedeater (4)
     intermedia - Grey Seedeater (1)
     americana - Wing-barred Seedeater (2)
     murallae - Caqueta Seedeater (1)
     torqueola - Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater (6)
     fringilloides - White-naped Seedeater (2)
     luctuosa - Black-and-white Seedeater (1)
     nigricollis - Yellow-bellied Seedeater (3)
     ardesiaca - Dubois's Seedeater (2)
     caerulescens - Double-collared Seedeater (2)
     schistacea - Slate-colored Seedeater (2)
     falcirostris - Temminck's Seedeater (2)
     frontalis - Buffy-fronted Seedeater (2)
     plumbea - Plumbeous Seedeater (3)
     beltoni - Tropeiro Seedeater (1)
     collaris - Rusty-collared Seedeater (2)
     albogularis - White-throated Seedeater (3)

Catamenia

     analis - Band-tailed Seedeater (4)
     inornata - Plain-colored Seedeater (1)
     homochroa - Paramo Seedeater (2)

Charitospiza

     eucosma - Coal-crested Finch (3)

Coryphaspiza

     melanotis - Black-masked Finch (2)

Coryphospingus

     pileatus - Grey Pileated Finch (3)
     cucullatus - Red Pileated Finch (5)

Rhodospingus

     cruentus - Crimson-breasted Finch (4)

Gubernatrix

     cristata - Yellow Cardinal (3)

Coereba

     flaveola - Bananaquit (14)

Tiaris

     canorus - Cuban Grassquit (5)
     olivaceus - Yellow-faced Grassquit (6)
     obscurus - Dull-colored Grassquit (1)
     fuliginosus - Sooty Grassquit (1)
     bicolor - Black-faced Grassquit (7)

Euneornis

     campestris - Orangequit (8)

Loxigilla

     portoricensis - Puerto Rican Bullfinch (3)
     violacea - Greater Antillean Bullfinch (5)
     noctis - Lesser Antillean Bullfinch (1)
     barbadensis - Barbados Bullfinch (3)

Melopyrrha

     nigra - Cuban Bullfinch (4)

Loxipasser

     anoxanthus - Yellow-shouldered Grassquit (5)

Melanospiza

     richardsoni - St. Lucia Black Finch (2)

Pinaroloxias

     inornata - Cocos Finch (6)

Certhidea

     olivacea - Warbler Finch (4)
     fusca - Grey Warbler-finch (1)

Platyspiza

     crassirostris - Vegetarian Finch (4)

Camarhynchus

     pallidus - Woodpecker Finch (2)
     psittacula - Large Tree Finch (4)
     pauper - Medium Tree Finch (2)
     parvulus - Small Tree Finch (4)
     heliobates - Mangrove Finch (2)

Geospiza

     fuliginosa - Small Ground-Finch (3)
     magnirostris - Large Ground-Finch (3)
     septentrionalis - Vampire Ground-Finch (1)
     acutirostris - Genovesa Ground-Finch (1)
     difficilis - Sharp-beaked Ground-Finch (2)
     scandens - Common Cactus Finch (5)
     fortis - Medium Ground-Finch (2)
     conirostris - Large Cactus Finch (2)
     propinqua - Genovesa Cactus-Finch (1)

Parkerthraustes

     humeralis - Yellow-shouldered Grosbeak (2)

Saltatricula

     multicolor - Many-colored Chaco Finch (2)
     atricollis - Black-throated Saltator (3)

Saltator

     maximus - Buff-throated Saltator (3)
     atripennis - Black-winged Saltator (2)
     atriceps - Black-headed Saltator (3)
     orenocensis - Orinoco Saltator (2)
     coerulescens - Greyish Saltator (4)
     striatipectus - Streaked Saltator (1)
     albicollis - Lesser Antillean Saltator (1)
     similis - Green-winged Saltator (2)
     nigriceps - Black-cowled Saltator (1)
     maxillosus - Thick-billed Saltator (1)
     aurantiirostris - Golden-billed Saltator (3)
     cinctus - Masked Saltator (1)
     grossus - Slate-colored Grosbeak (2)
     fuliginosus - Black-throated Grosbeak (2)

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