Hemithraupis
Hemithraupis is a small genus of passerine birds in the tanager family Thraupidae found in the forests of South America.
| Hemithraupis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Rufous-headed tanager, Hemithraupis ruficapilla | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Hemithraupis Cabanis, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Nemosia ruficapilla Vieillot, 1818) | |
| Species | |
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Taxonomy and species list
The genus Hemithraupis was introduced in 1851 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis with the rufous-headed tanager as the type species.[1][2] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek hēmi meaning "half" or "small" with thraupis, an unknown small bird. In ornithology thraupis is used to denote a tanager.[3]
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Guira tanager | Hemithraupis guira | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela |
| Rufous-headed tanager | Hemithraupis ruficapilla | Brazil |
.jpg.webp) | Yellow-backed tanager | Hemithraupis flavicollis | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname |
References
- Cabanis, Jean (1850–1851). Museum Heineanum : Verzeichniss der ornithologischen Sammlung des Oberamtmann Ferdinand Heine, auf Gut St. Burchard vor Halberstadt (in German and Latin). Volume 1. Halberstadt: R. Frantz. p. 21.
- Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed. (1970). Check-List of Birds of the World. Volume 13. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 271.
- Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 189. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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