Creurgops
Genus of birds
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Creurgops is a genus of Neotropical birds in the tanager family Thraupidae. They are found in the canopy of humid montane forest in the Andes of South America.
| Creurgops | |
|---|---|
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| Slaty tanager (Creurgops dentatus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Creurgops Sclater, PL, 1858 |
| Type species | |
| Creurgops verticalis Sclater, PL, 1858 | |
| Species | |
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These are relatively large and heavy-billed tanagers. They are mainly slaty grey above and rufous below, except in the male slaty tanager where the underparts also are slaty grey. Males of both species have a crown patch, which is lacking in the females. They commonly participate in mixed-species flocks.
Taxonomy and species list
The genus Creurgops was introduced in 1858 by the English zoologist Philip Sclater to accommodate the newly described rufous-crested tanager (Creurgops verticalis).[1][2] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek kreourgos meaning "butcher" with ōps meaning "appearance".[3] The genus now contains two species.[4]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Creurgops verticalis | Rufous-crested tanager | Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. |
| Creurgops dentatus | Slaty tanager | Bolivia and Peru | |
