Heterospingus Explained

Heterospingus is a small genus of medium-sized birds in the tanager family Thraupidae that are found in the forests of Central and South America.

Taxonomy and species list

The genus Heterospingus was introduced in 1898 by the American ornithologist Robert Ridgway with the sulphur-rumped tanager as the type species.^{[1] [2]} The name combines the Ancient Greek heteros meaning "different" with spingos meaning "finch".^[3]

The genus contains two species:^[4]

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Heterospingus rubrifrons		Costa Rica and Panama.
	Heterospingus xanthopygius		Panama, Colombia and Ecuador

Notes and References

1. Ridgway . Robert . Robert Ridgway . 1898 . Descriptions of supposed new genera, species, and subspecies of American birds: I Fringillidae . The Auk . 15 . 3 . 223–230 [225] . 10.2307/4068377 . 4068377 .
2. Book: Paynter . Raymond A. Jr . 1970 . Check-List of Birds of the World . 13 . Museum of Comparative Zoology . Cambridge, Massachusetts . 287 .
3. Book: Jobling, James A. . 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm . London . 978-1-4081-2501-4 . 191 .
4. 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 . 20 November 2020 .