Nemosia
Genus of birds
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Nemosia is a genus of South American birds in the tanager family Thraupidae.
| Nemosia | |
|---|---|
| |
| Hooded tanager, Nemosia pileata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Nemosia Vieillot, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Tanagra pileata Boddaert, 1783 | |
| Species | |
The genus was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1816 with the hooded tanager as the type species.[1][2] The name Nemosia is from the Ancient Greek nemos meaning "glade" or "dell".[3]
Species
The genus contains two species:[4]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hooded tanager
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Nemosia pileata (Boddaert, 1783) Six subspecies
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Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Cherry-throated tanager
|
Nemosia rourei Cabanis, 1870 |
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
CR
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