Iridosornis | |
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Golden-crowned tanager (I. rufivertex) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Thraupidae |
Genus: |
Iridosornis Lesson, 1844 |
Type species | |
Arremon rufivertex
Lafresnaye, 1842
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Species | |
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Iridosornis is a genus of Neotropical birds in the tanager family Thraupidae
These birds live in the Andes mostly at high altitudes. Their plumage is mainly blue and all of them have contrasting patches of yellow. [1]
The genus Iridosornis was introduced in 1844 by the French naturalist René Lesson with the golden-crowned tanager as the type species. [2] [3] The name combines the Ancient Greek iris meaning "rainbow" with ornis meaning "bird". [4] A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that this genus had a sister relationship to the vermilion tanager which is placed in its own monospecific genus Calochaetes. [5]
The genus contains five species: [6]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Purplish-mantled tanager |
Iridosornis porphyrocephalus Sclater, PL, 1856 |
Colombia and Ecuador![]() |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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Yellow-throated tanager |
Iridosornis analis (Tschudi, 1844) |
Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru![]() |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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Golden-collared tanager |
Iridosornis jelskii Cabanis, 1873 |
Bolivia and Peru![]() |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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Golden-crowned tanager |
Iridosornis rufivertex (Lafresnaye, 1842) |
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela![]() |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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Yellow-scarfed tanager |
Iridosornis reinhardti Sclater, PL, 1865 |
Peru![]() |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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