Stilpnia

Stilpnia is a genus of Neotropical birds in the tanager family Thraupidae.

Stilpnia
Black-capped tanager (Stilpnia heinei)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Stilpnia
Burns, KJ, Unitt, & Mason, NA, 2016
Type species
Aglaia cyanoptera
Swainson, 1834
Species

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Many of these tanagers have a contrasting cap or hood and most have green or gold ear-coverts and throats.[1]

Taxonomy and species list

These species were formerly placed in the genus Tangara. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that Tangara was polyphyletic.[2] In the rearrangement to create monophyletic genera, the genus, Stilpnia, was erected with the black-headed tanager as the type species. The genus name is from the Ancient Greek στιλπνή/stilpni meaning "glittering" or "glistening".[1]

The genus contains 14 species:[3]

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.02.006. PMID 24583021.
  3. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Tanagers and allies". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
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