Dubusia Explained
Dubusia is a small genus of mountain tanagers found in South America.
Taxonomy and species list
The genus Dubusia was introduced in 1850 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte.[1] The name was chosen to honor the Belgian politician and ornithologist Bernard du Bus de Gisignies.[2] The type species was subsequently designated as the buff-breasted mountain tanager.[3]
The genus contains four species:[4]
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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| | Dubusia taeniata | Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela |
| | Dubusia carrikeri | northern Colombia |
| | Dubusia stictocephala | Peru |
| Chestnut-bellied mountain tanager | Dubusia castaneoventris | Bolivia and Peru |
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Notes and References
- Bonaparte . Charles Lucien . Charles Lucien Bonaparte . 1850 . Sur plusieurs genres nouveaux de Passereaux . French . Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences . 31 . 423–424 [424] .
- Book: Jobling, James A. . 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm . London . 978-1-4081-2501-4 . 141 .
- Book: Paynter . Raymond A. Jr . 1970 . Check-List of Birds of the World . 13 . Museum of Comparative Zoology . Cambridge, Massachusetts . 338 .
- 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 .
