Genus of birds
Ixothraupis genus of Neotropical birds in the tanager family Thraupidae .
Taxonomy and species list
These species were formerly placed in the genus Tangara molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that Tangara was polyphyletic .[ 1] monophyletic genera, the genus Ixothraupis was resurrected. It had been introduced by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1851 with the spotted tanager as the type species .[ 2] [ 3] Ancient Greek ixos meaning "mistletoe" with "thraupis", an unknown small bird.[ 4]
The genus contains five species:[ 5]
References
^ 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. Bibcode :2014MolPE..75...41B . doi :10.1016/j.ympev.2014.02.006 . PMID 24583021 . ^ Bonaparte, Charles Lucien (1851). "Note sur les Tangaras , leurs affinités, et descriptions d'espèces nouvelles" . Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée . 2nd (in French). 3 : 129–145 [143–144].^ Burns, K.J.; Unitt, P.; Mason, N.A. (2016). "A genus-level classification of the family Thraupidae (Class Aves: Order Passeriformes)". Zootaxa . 4088 (3): 329–354. doi :10.11646/zootaxa.4088.3.2 . PMID 27394344 . ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . London: Christopher Helm. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4 ^ Gill, Frank ; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela , eds. (July 2020). "Tanagers and allies" . IOC World Bird List Version 10.2 . International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 20 October 2020 .
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