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Thraupini

(Tribe)

Overview

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A Tribe in the Kingdom Animalia.

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Taxonomy

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The Tribe Thraupini is a member of the Subfamily Emberizinae. Here is the complete "parentage" of Thraupini:

The Tribe Thraupini is further organized into finer groupings including:

Genera

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Acanthidops

The Peg-billed Finch, Acanthidops bairdii, is a bird which is endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and extreme western Panama. Despite its name, it is not a true finch, but now recognized as a member of the tanager family (Thraupidae), after being long placed in the Emberizidae. It is the only member of the genus Acanthidops. The scientific name commemorates the American ornithologist Spencer Fullerton Baird. [more]

Amaurospiza

Amaurospiza is a of birds. These "seedeaters" were formerly associated with the American sparrows and placed in the Emberizidae or (in the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy) the Fringillidae. The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek amauros ("dusky") + spiza ("finch"). [more]

Anisognathus

Anisognathus is a of tanagers found in highland forests and woodlands in South America. [more]

Bangsia

Bangsia is a of tanagers. [more]

Buthraupis

Buthraupis is a of tanagers. [more]

Calochaetes

The Vermilion Tanager (Calochaetes coccineus) is a species of in the Thraupidae family. It is the only member of its genus Calochaetes. [more]

Calyptophilus

Calyptophilus is a genus of in the Thraupidae family. [more]

Camarhynchus

Camarhynchus is a genus of in the Thraupidae family; all species of Camarhynchus are endemic to the Galapagos Islands. Sometimes classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown it to belong in the tanager family. It contains the following species: [more]

Catamblyrhynchus

The Plushcap (Catamblyrhynchus diadema) is a species of in the Thraupidae family. It is the only member of its genus Catamblyrhynchus. [more]

Catamenia

Catamenia can refer to [more]

Certhidea

The Warbler Finch (Certhidea olivacea) is a species of , one of Darwin's finches in the Thraupidae family. Sometimes classified in the bunting and Egyptian sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown it to belong in the tanager family. It is the only member of the genus Certhidea. [more]

Charitospiza

The Coal-crested Finch (Charitospiza eucosma) is a species of in the Thraupidae family. Sometimes classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies suggest it is closer to the tanagers. It is the only member of the genus Charitospiza. [more]

Chlorochrysa

Chlorochrysa is a of small colorful tanagers. [more]

Chlorophanes

The Green Honeycreeper, Chlorophanes spiza, is a small in the tanager family. It is found in the tropical New World from southern Mexico south to Brazil, and on Trinidad. It is monotypic, the only member of the genus Chlorophanes (Reichenbach, 1853). [more]

Chlorophonia

Chlorophonia is the name of a genus of endemic to the Neotropics. The English group name for the five species that constitute the genus is also chlorophonia. The collective (plural) term for the genus is chlorophonias. Chlorophonias share the subfamily Euphoniinae with the euphonias. [more]

Chlorornis

The Grass-green Tanager (Chlorornis riefferii) is a small passerine bird, one of the family. It is the only member of the genus Chloronis. [more]

Chlorospingus

Chlorospingus, the bush-tanagers, are a of perching birds traditionally placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae). This seems in error according to more recent studies, which suggest that they are closely related to the genus Arremonops in the Emberizidae (buntings and American sparrows). Considering this, bush-tanager is arguably better replaced by chlorospingus, but this has yet to be proposed. [more]

Chlorothraupis

Chlorothraupis is a genus of in the family Cardinalidae. It was long considered to be tanagers as their common names suggest, but this is false. They are close relatives of the habias or ant-"tanagers" [more]

Chrysothlypis

Chrysothlypis is a small of tanagers found in forests of South America. [more]

Cissopis

The Magpie Tanager (Cissopis leveriana) is a species of tanager. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Cissopis. As suggested by its common name, this blue-black and white species is superficially reminiscent of a European Magpie. With a total length of 25-30 cm (10-12 in), a large percentage of which is tail, it is the longest species of tanager. It weighs 69-76 g. [more]

Cnemoscopus

The Grey-hooded Bush-tanager (Cnemoscopus rubrirostris) is a species of in the Thraupidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is the only member of the genus Cnemoscopus. [more]

Coereba

The Bananaquit, Coereba flaveola, is a bird first described by Linnaeus in his Systema naturae in 1758 as Certhia flaveola. [more]

Compsothraupis

The Scarlet-throated Tanager, Compsothraupis loricata, is a small passerine bird. It is placed in the family, although highly aberrant, with some even having suggested that it could be a corvid or icterid. It is the only member of the genus Compsothraupis. [more]

Conirostrum

Typical conebills are the genus Conirostrum. They are small tanagers (9 - 14cm) found in the forests of South America. They feed in pairs or small flocks by gleaning insects from foliage. The genus consists of two rather distinct subgenera: The first "Ateleodacnis" possibly deserving full generic status, is confined to lowland areas. They are mostly grey in color and inhabit deciduous woodlands, mangroves or riverbank habitats. The second group the nominate "Conirostrum" subgenus inhabits the forests of the Andes. They are somewhat more colorful combining grey or blue backs with rufous underparts. Their thin bills led to them being formerly classified as wood-warblers or honeycreepers but genetic data places them firmly in the tanager family and they are now generally considered to belong in the Thraupidae. [more]

Conothraupis

Conothraupis is a of tanagers. [more]

Coryphaspiza

The Black-masked Finch (Coryphaspiza melanotis) is a species of in the Emberizidae family. It is the only member of the genus Coryphaspiza. [more]

Coryphospingus

A small of finch-like tanagers found in South America, Coryphospingus was formerly classified in the family Emberizidae along with the buntings and American sparrows. [more]

Creurgops

Creurgops is a of tanagers. [more]

Cyanerpes

The typical honeycreepers are small in the tanager family. They are found in the tropical New World from Mexico south to Brazil. [more]

Cyanicterus

The Blue-backed Tanager (Cyanicterus cyanicterus) is a species of in the Thraupidae family. It is the only member of the genus Cyanicterus. [more]

Cypsnagra

The White-rumped Tanager (Cypsnagra hirundinacea) is a . It is the only member of the genus Cypsnagra. Length 16 cm. Weight 25-34 g. Live mostly in Brazil, also in Paraguay, Bolivia and Suriname. Elevation 700-1000 m. Inhabit grasslands with short trees. In Brazil exist in territorial groups of three to six individuals. Eat insects on the ground in the grass or catch them in flight (also called sallying). Mostly beetles, crickets and grasshoppers, occasionally eat fruit. Cup nests only 1-2 meters off the ground and made of woven grasses. Clutch size 3-4 blue eggs speckled around the large end with brown or black spots. Helpers born last season help mating pair tend the nest and nestlings. [more]

Dacnis

Dacnis is a of tanagers. [more]

Delothraupis

The Chestnut-bellied Mountain-tanager (Delothraupis castaneoventris) is a species of in the Thraupidae family. It is the only member of the genus Delothraupis. [more]

Diglossa

Diglossa can refer to [more]

Diglossopis

Diglossopis is a of blue flowerpiercers in the family Thraupidae. They are closely related to the genus Diglossa, and some retain all flowerpiercers in that genus. They were formerly classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies[citation needed] have shown it to belong in the Thraupidae. They are restricted to highland forest and woodland from Venezuela and Colombia, through Ecuador and Peru, to Bolivia. [more]

Diuca

Diuca is a small of Andean seed-eating tanagers. [more]

Dolospingus

The White-naped Seedeater (Dolospingus fringilloides) is a species of in the Thraupidae family. Sometimes classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown it to belong in the Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus Dolospingus. [more]

Donacospiza

The Long-tailed Reed-finch (Donacospiza albifrons) is a species of traditionally placed in the Emberizidae family. It has been suggested though that its nearest relations may be the finch-like tanagers of the genus Poospiza in the family Thraupidae. It is the only member of its genus, Donacospiza. [more]

Dubusia

The Buff-breasted Mountain-tanager (Dubusia taeniata) is a species of in the Thraupidae family. It is the only member of the genus Dubusia. [more]

Emberizoides

Emberizoides is a small of finch-like tanagers found in grassy areas in Central and South America. [more]

Embernagra

Embernagra is a of finch-like tanagers. [more]

Eucometis

The Grey-headed Tanager (Eucometis penicillata) is a species of in the Thraupidae family, the only one in the genus Eucometis. [more]

Euneornis

The Orangequit (Euneornis campestris) is a species of in the Thraupidae family. It is the only member of the genus Euneornis. [more]

Euphonia

Euphonias are members of the genus Euphonia, a group of Neotropical birds in the family. They share the subfamily Euphoniinae with the chlorophonias. Euphonia contains close to 27 species. [more]

Geospiza

Geospiza is a genus of in the Thraupidae family; all species of Geospiza are endemic to the Galapagos Islands. Sometimes classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown it to belong in the tanager family. It contains the following species: [more]

Habia

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Haplospiza

Haplospiza is a small genus of in the Thraupidae family. Sometimes classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown it to belong in the Thraupidae. Its two members breed in subtropical or tropical moist forest in Central and South America. They are often associated with bamboo. They are [more]

Hemispingus

Hemispingus is a of warbler-like tanagers. [more]

Hemithraupis

A small of tanagers found in forests of South America. [more]

Heterospingus

Heterospingus is a small of medium-sized tanagers found in forests of South America. [more]

Idiopsar

The Short-tailed Finch (Idiopsar brachyurus) is a species of traditionally placed in the Emberizidae family, but it appears to be related to the sierra-finches Phrygilus of the tanager family Thraupidae and it may eventually join them there. It is the only member of its genus, Idiopsar. [more]

Incaspiza

The Inca-finches (Incaspiza) are a of finch-like tanagers. They were formerly placed in the Emberizidae. Both their scientific and common name refer to the Incan civilization. They are endemic to arid scrub in central and northern Peru. Most are restricted to highlands, and only a single species, the Great Inca-finch, is not associated with the Marañón Valley. They are rather terrestrial, and typically forage within dense plant growth on the ground, but commonly perch higher, for example on the top of a tall cactus or in a small tree, when singing. They are typically seen singly or in pairs, but sometimes in small groups outside the breeding season. They normally do not take part in mixed-species flocks. [more]

Iridophanes

The Golden-collared Honeycreeper (Iridophanes pulcherrimus) is a species of in the Thraupidae family. It is the only member of the genus Iridophanes. [more]

Iridosornis

Iridosornis is a of tanagers. [more]

Lamprospiza

The Red-billed Pied Tanager (Lamprospiza melanoleuca) is a small passerine bird, a member of the family. It is the only member of the genus Lamprospiza. [more]

Lanio

Lanio is the of shrike-tanagers. [more]

Lophospingus

Lophospingus is a genus of in the Thraupidae family. Sometimes classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown it to belong in the tanager family. It contains the following species: [more]

Loxigilla

Loxigilla is the genus of Antillean bullfinches, in the Thraupidae family. Sometimes classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown it to belong in the tanager family. [more]

Loxipasser

The Yellow-shouldered Grassquit (Loxipasser anoxanthus) is a species of in the Thraupidae family. Sometimes classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown it to belong in the tanager family. It is monotypic within the genus Loxipasser. It is found in Cayman Islands and Jamaica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest. [more]

Melanodera

Melanodera is a of Patagonian seed-eating tanagers. [more]

Melanospiza

The St Lucia Black Finch (Melanospiza richardsoni) is a species of in the Thraupidae family. Sometimes classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown it to belong in the tanager family. It is monotypic within the genus Melanospiza. It is endemic to Saint Lucia. [more]

Melopyrrha

The Cuban Bullfinch (Melopyrrha nigra) is a species of in the Thraupidae family. Sometimes classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown it to belong in the tanager family. It is monotypic within the genus Melopyrrha. It is found in Cayman Islands and Cuba. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest. It eats seeds,fruit,insects,spiders,and worms. [more]

Mitrospingus

Mitrospingus is a genus of in the Thraupidae family. It contains the following species: [more]

Nemosia

Nemosia is a of tanagers. [more]

Neothraupis

The White-banded Tanager (Neothraupis fasciata) is a bird native to the interior of south-central at elevations of 550-1100 m (1650-3600 ft). It is the only member of the genus Neothraupis in the tanager family (Thraupidae), nine-primaried oscines of the Passeroidea. Its plumage is remarkably similar to that of several species of shrikes in the genus Lanius, but these Corvoidea are quite distantly related songbirds. Males and females of this species look alike. [more]

Nephelornis

The Pardusco (Nephelornis oneilli) is a species of that is endemic to woodland near the timberline in the Andes of central Peru. It is monotypic within the genus Nephelornis. This small olive-brown bird is typically seen in groups, which sometimes join mixed species flocks. It has a small range, but is locally fairly common, and consequently considered to be of least concern by BirdLife International and IUCN. [more]

Nesospingus

The Puerto Rican Tanager (Nesospingus speculiferus) is a small bird endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico. It is the only member of the Nesospingus genus of the tanager family. [more]

Nesospiza

Nesospiza is a of seed-eating tanagers found on the Tristan da Cunha archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean. [more]

Orchesticus

The Brown Tanager Orchesticus abeillei is a small passerine bird and a member of the family. It is the only member of the genus Orchesticus. [more]

Oreomanes

The Giant Conebill Oreomanes fraseri is a small passerine bird, one of the family. The only member of the genus Oreomanes it is closely related to the regular conebills Conirostrum though it differs in its larger size and nuthatch-like foraging habits. [more]

Oreothraupis

The Tanager-finch (Oreothraupis arremonops) is a species of in the Emberizidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Oreothraupis. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss. [more]

Orthogonys

The Olive-green Tanager (Orthogonys chloricterus) is a species of of the Thraupidae family, in the monotypic genus Orthogonys. [more]

Oryzoborus

Oryzoborus is a genus of in the Thraupidae family. Sometimes classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown it to belong in the Thraupidae. It contains the following species: [more]

Phaenicophilus

Phaenicophilus is a genus of in the Thraupidae family. It contains the following species: [more]

Phrygilus

Phrygilus is a of mainly Andean seed-eating tanagers commonly known as sierra-finches. Sometimes classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown them to belong in the Thraupidae. The genus appears to be polyphyletic consisting of at least three distinct lineages which in future may need to be split into separate genera. [more]

Piezorhina

Piezorhina is a of finch-like tanager. The term cinereous describes its coloration. It contains a single species found in arid coastal northern Peru, the Cinereous Finch (Piezorhina cinerea). [more]

Pinaroloxias

The Cocos Island Finch or Cocos Finch, Pinaroloxias inornata, is the only one of not native to the Galápagos Islands, and the only member of the genus Pinaroloxias. Sometimes classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown it to belong in the tanager family. It is endemic to Cocos Island, which is approximately 360 miles south of Costa Rica, where it is the most common landbird. [more]

Pipraeidea

Pipraeidea is a of tanager. It contains a single species, the Fawn-breasted Tanager (Pipraeidea melanonota). [more]

Piranga

Piranga is a genus of long placed in the tanager family, but actually related to the Cardinalis cardinals. [more]

Poospiza

Poospiza is a of finch-like tanagers found in both the South American lowlands and the Andes mountains. Generally they are arboreal feeders in light woodland and scrub. All have extensive grey to their plumage, and have – often bold – white or rufous markings.. [more]

Pseudodacnis

The Turquoise Dacnis (Dacnis hartlaubi) is a species of in the Thraupidae family. It is endemic to Colombia. It is a rather distinct species of dacnis, formerly separated in the monotypic genus Pseudodacnis. [more]

Pyrrhocoma

Pyrrhocoma is a of tanager. It contains a single species, the Chestnut-headed Tanager (Pyrrhocoma ruficeps). [more]

Ramphocelus

Ramphocelus is a genus of birds of the tanager family. They have enlarged shiny whitish or bluish-grey lower mandibles, which are pointed upwards in display. However, this is greatly reduced in the females of most species. Males are black and red, orange or yellow, while females resemble a duller version of the males, or are brownish or greyish combined with dull red, orange or yellowish. [more]

Rhodinocichla

The Rosy Thrush-tanager (Rhodinocichla rosea) is a species of in the Thraupidae family, where it belongs to the presently monotypic genus Rhodinocichla. [more]

Rhodospingus

The Crimson-breasted Finch (Rhodospingus cruentus), also known as the Crimson Finch-tanager, is a species of small finch-like native to woodland and scrub of western Ecuador and adjacent north-western Peru. It is the monotypic within the genus Rhodospingus. It has traditionally been placed in the family Emberizidae, but is now associated with Thraupidae. It is strongly sexually dichromatic, with males being blackish above and rich orange-red below and on the crown, while females are overall dull greyish-buff. [more]

Rowettia

The Gough Bunting or Gough Finch (Rowettia goughensis) is a species. Traditionally considered a bunting and placed in the family Emberizidae, it is actually neither a bunting nor a true finch, but belongs to a group of finch-like birds or tanager-finches in the family Thraupidae. In particular it shares some plumage characteristics with the south american genus Melanodera which may be its nearest mainland relative. [more]

Saltatricula

the Many-colored Chaco-finch (Saltatricula multicolor) is a found in or near dry woodland in south-central South America in Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay and Paraguay. It was formerly considered a member of Emberizidae, but genetic evidence suggests it is a finch-like tanager. It is monotypic within the genus Saltatricula. [more]

Schistochlamys

Schistochlamys is a of tanagers. [more]

Sericossypha

A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]

Sicalis

Sicalis is a genus of in the Thraupidae family. Sometimes classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown it to belong in the Thraupidae. It contains the following species: [more]

Spindalis

Spindalis is a consisting of 4 non-migratory bird species. The genus is considered endemic to the Greater Antilles; a population on Cozumel Island, off the Yucatan Peninsula's east coast, is part of that island's West Indian fauna. Traditionally considered aberrant tanagers (Thraupidae), their true affiliation remains unresolved. They are not part of the Thraupidae however. [more]

Sporophila

Sporophila is a genus of in the Thraupidae family. The Seed Finches are sometimes included in this genus. [more]

Stephanophorus

Stephanophorus is a monotypic of tanager, containing only the Diademed Tanager, Stephanophorus diadematus. [more]

Tachyphonus

Tachyphonus is a of tanagers. [more]

Tangara

A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]

Tersina

Tersina is a of tanager. It contains a single species, the Swallow Tanager (Tersina viridis). [more]

Thlypopsis

Thlypopsis is a of tanagers. [more]

Thraupis

Thraupis is a genus of of the tanager family occurring from Mexico to Argentina. Some are familiar species with large ranges. [more]

Tiaris

Tiaris is a of songbirds in the tanager family (Thraupidae), comntaining the bulk of the grassquits. In late 20th century sources in particular, it was very often allied to the American sparrows and placed in the Emberizidae family. [more]

Trichothraupis

Black-goggled Tanager (Trichothraupis melanops) is a species of bird in the , Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus Trichothraupis. It is found at low levels in forest and woodland in a large part of eastern and southern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and far north-eastern Argentina, with a disjunct population along the East Andean slope in Peru, Bolivia and far north-western Argentina. While generally common and widespread, and consequenly considered to be of least concern by BirdLife International and IUCN, the population associated with the Andes is relatively local and uncommon. [more]

Urothraupis

The Black-backed Bush-tanager (Urothraupis stolzmanni) is a species of in the Emberizidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Urothraupis. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. [more]

Volatinia

The Blue-black Grassquit, Volatinia jacarina, is a small in the tanager family, Thraupidae. It was previously classified in the bunting and American sparrow family, Emberizidae. It breeds from southern Mexico through Central America, and South America as far as northern Chile, Argentina and Paraguay, and on Trinidad and Tobago. It is the only member of the genus Volatinia. [more]

Wetmorethraupis

Wetmorethraupis is a of tanager. It contains a single species, the Orange-throated Tanager (Wetmorethraupis sterrhopteron). [more]

Xenodacnis

The Tit-like Dacnis, Xenodacnis parina, is a small neotropical bird found in southern Ecuador and Peru. Its Spanish name is Azulito Altoandino. It is found in Andean montane scrub forests from 3000 m to 4600 m elevation. [more]

Xenospingus

Xenospingus is a of finch-like tanager. It contains a single species, the Slender-billed Finch (Xenospingus concolor). The slender billed finch is restricted to southwest Peru and northern Chile, and inhabits mainly riverine vegetation along coastal valleys It has been considered endangered due to loss of habitat. Riparian thickets that were common are under pressure from logging by farm owners. Some information[citation needed] has indicated that it has adaptated to threats using olive trees areas and other artificial habitats successfully. [more]

More info about the Genus Xenospingus may be found here.

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Last Revised: September 22, 2009
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