White-lined tanager | |
---|---|
male, Colombia | |
female, Trinidad | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Thraupidae |
Genus: | Tachyphonus |
Species: | T. rufus
|
Binomial name | |
Tachyphonus rufus (Boddaert, 1783)
| |
Synonyms | |
Tangara rufa (protonym) |
The white-lined tanager (Tachyphonus rufus) is a medium-sized passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is a resident breeder from Costa Rica south to northern Argentina and on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago.