Genus of birds
Stilpnia genus of Neotropical birds in the tanager family Thraupidae .
Many of these tanagers have a contrasting cap or hood and most have green or gold ear-coverts [ 1]
Taxonomy and species list
These species were formerly placed in the genus Tangara molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that Tangara was polyphyletic .[ 2] 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]
Black-headed tanager , Stilpnia cyanoptera Silver-backed tanager , Stilpnia viridicollis Sira tanager , Stilpnia phillipsi Straw-backed tanager , Stilpnia argyrofenges Black-capped tanager , Stilpnia heinei Golden-hooded tanager , Stilpnia larvata Blue-necked tanager , Stilpnia cyanicollis Masked tanager , Stilpnia nigrocincta Black-backed tanager , Stilpnia peruviana Chestnut-backed tanager , Stilpnia preciosa Green-capped tanager , Stilpnia meyerdeschauenseei Scrub tanager , Stilpnia vitriolina Burnished-buff tanager , Stilpnia cayana Lesser Antillean tanager , Stilpnia cucullata
References
^ 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 . ^ 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 . ^ 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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