Phaenicophilidae
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Hispaniolan tanagers | |
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Black-crowned tanager (Phaenicophilus palmarum) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Superfamily: | Emberizoidea |
Family: | Phaenicophilidae PL Sclater, 1886 |
Type genus | |
Phaenicophilus | |
Genera | |
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Phaenicophilidae is a family of passerine birds. It consists of three genera and four species, all endemic to Hispaniola, which have been traditionally been placed in the families Thraupidae (Phaenicophilus) and Parulidae (Xenoligea, Microligea).[1]
Species[]
Image | Genus | Living species |
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Phaenicophilus Strickland, 1851 |
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Xenoligea Bond, 1967 |
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Microligea Cory, 1884 |
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References[]
- ^ Winkler, David W.; Billerman, Shawn M.; Lovette, Irby J. (2015). "Phaenicophilidae (Hispaniolan tanagers)". Bird families of the world: an invitation to the spectacular diversity of birds. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. pp. 545–546. ISBN 9788494189203.
Categories:
- Phaenicophilidae
- Passeriformes
- Higher-level bird taxa restricted to the West Indies
- Bird families
- Taxa named by Philip Sclater
- Passeroidea stubs