Mitrospingus

Mitrospingus
Dusky-faced tanager (Mitrospingus cassinii)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
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]

  1. ^ "Mitrospingidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
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