Dubusia
Genus of birds
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Dubusia is a small genus of mountain tanagers found in South America.
| Dubusia | |
|---|---|
| |
| Buff-breasted mountain tanager, (Dubusia taeniata) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Dubusia Bonaparte, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Tanagra selysia[1] = Tanagra taeniata Bonaparte, 1850 | |
Taxonomy and species list
The genus Dubusia was introduced in 1850 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte.[2] The name was chosen to honor the Belgian politician and ornithologist Bernard du Bus de Gisignies.[3] The type species was subsequently designated as the buff-breasted mountain tanager.[4]
The genus contains four species:[5]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Buff-banded mountain tanager | Dubusia taeniata | Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela |
 | Carriker's mountain tanager | Dubusia carrikeri | northern Colombia |
 | Streak-crowned mountain tanager | Dubusia stictocephala | Peru |
 | Chestnut-bellied mountain tanager | Dubusia castaneoventris | Bolivia and Peru |
