Coryphospingus Explained
Coryphospingus is a small genus of finch-like tanagers found in South America. Coryphospingus was formerly classified in the family Emberizidae along with the buntings and American sparrows.
Taxonomy and species list
The genus Coryphospingus was introduced in 1851 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis.[1] The type species was designated as the red pileated finch by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1855.[2] [3] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek koruphē meaning "crown of the head" with spingos meaning "finch".[4] The genus contains two species.[5]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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| Coryphospingus pileatus | | Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, and Venezuela |
| Coryphospingus cucullatus | Red pileated finch | southern Brazil and northern Argentina |
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Notes and References
- Book: Cabanis, Jean . Jean Cabanis . 1850–1851 . Museum Heineanum : Verzeichniss der ornithologischen Sammlung des Oberamtmann Ferdinand Heine, auf Gut St. Burchard vor Halberstadt . 1 . German, Latin . Halberstadt . R. Frantz . 145 .
- Book: Gray, George Robert . George Robert Gray . 1855 . Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds Contained in the British Museum . London . British Museum . 73 .
- Book: Paynter . Raymond A. Jr . 1970 . Check-List of Birds of the World . 13 . Museum of Comparative Zoology . Cambridge, Massachusetts . 210 .
- Book: Jobling, James A. . 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm . London . 978-1-4081-2501-4 . 119 .
- 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 . 11 November 2020 .
