Genus of birds
Asemospiza genus of South American birds in the tanager family Thraupidae .
Taxonomy and species list
These species were formerly placed in the genus Tiaris molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that Tiaris was polyphyletic .[ 1] monophyletic genera, these two species were assigned to a new genus Asemospiza with the sooty grassquit as the type species .[ 2] Ancient Greek ἄσημος/asēmos meaning "without marks" with σπίζα/spiza meaning "finch".[ 2] [ 3] subfamily Coerebinae and form a sister clade to the Darwin's finches .[ 1]
The species in the genus are:[ 4]
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Scientific name
Common Name
Distribution
Asemospiza fuliginosa Sooty grassquit Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela
Asemospiza obscura Dull-coloured grassquit Venezuela to Argentina
References
^ a b 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 . ^ a b 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. pp. 56, 362. 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 12 November 2020 .
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