Conothraupis Explained

Conothraupis is a genus of South American birds in the tanager family Thraupidae.

Taxonomy and species list

The genus Conothraupis was introduced in 1880 by the English zoologist Philip Sclater to accommodate the black-and-white tanager.^{[1] [2]} The name combines the Latin conos meaning "cone" with the Ancient Greek thraupis, an unknown small bird which in ornithology is used to indicate a tanager.^[3] The genus is a member of the subfamily Tachyphoninae within the family Thraupidae and contains two species.^{[4] [5]}

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Conothraupis speculigera		southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Peru
	Conothraupis mesoleuca		Brazil.

Notes and References

1. Sclater . Philip Lutley. Philip Sclater . 1883 . Conothraupis, a new genus of tanagers . Ibis . 4th series . 4 . 252–253 .
2. Book: Paynter . Raymond A. Jr . 1970 . Check-List of Birds of the World . 13 . Museum of Comparative Zoology . Cambridge, Massachusetts . 150 .
3. Book: Jobling, James A. . 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm . London . 978-1-4081-2501-4 . 116 .
4. Burns . K.J. . Shultz . A.J. . Title . P.O. . Mason . N.A. . Barker . F.K. . Klicka . J. . Lanyon . S.M. . Lovette . I.J. . 2014 . Phylogenetics and diversification of tanagers (Passeriformes: Thraupidae), the largest radiation of Neotropical songbirds . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 75. 41–77 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.02.006 . 24583021 . 2014MolPE..75...41B .
5. 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 . 12 November 2020 .