Anisognathus Explained
Anisognathus is a genus of boldly colored tanagers found in the highland forests and woodlands of South America.
Taxonomy and species list
The genus Anisognathus was introduced in 1850 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach.[1] The type species was subsequently designated as the scarlet-bellied mountain tanager by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte.[2] [3] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek anisos meaning "unequal" and gnathos meaning "lower jaw".[4] Five species are placed in this genus.[5]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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| Anisognathus melanogenys | | Santa Marta Mountains in Colombia |
| Anisognathus lacrymosus | | Venezuela, through Colombia and Ecuador, to Peru. |
| Anisognathus igniventris | | Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela |
| Anisognathus somptuosus | | Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil |
| Anisognathus notabilis | | Colombia and Ecuador |
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Notes and References
- Book: Reichenbach, Ludwig . Ludwig Reichenbach . 1850 . Avium Systema Naturale . 1 . Friedrich Hofmeister . German . Dresden and Leipzig . Plate LXXVII . For the publication date see: Book: Dickinson . E.C. . Edward C. Dickinson . Overstreet . L.K. . Dowsett . R.J. . Bruce . M.D. . 2011 . Priority! The Dating of Scientific Names in Ornithology: a Directory to the literature and its reviewers . Northampton, UK . Aves Press . 978-0-9568611-1-5 . 133 .
- Bonaparte . Charles Lucien . Charles Lucien Bonaparte . 1851 . Note sur les Tangaras, leurs affinités, et descriptions d'espèces nouvelles . French . Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée . 2nd series . 3 . 129–145, 168–179 [172] .
- Book: Paynter . Raymond A. Jr . 1970 . Check-List of Birds of the World . 13 . Museum of Comparative Zoology . Cambridge, Massachusetts . 331 .
- Book: Jobling, James A. . 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm . London . 978-1-4081-2501-4 . 48 .
- Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela Rasmussen . July 2020 . Tanagers and allies . IOC World Bird List Version 10.2 . International Ornithologists' Union . 3 November 2020 .
