Schistochlamys
Genus of birds
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Schistochlamys is a genus of Neotropical birds in the tanager family Thraupidae.
| Schistochlamys | |
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| Black-faced tanager (S. melanopis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Schistochlamys Reichenbach, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Tanagara capistrata Wied-Neuwied, 1821 | |
| Species | |
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Taxonomy and species list
The genus Schistochlamys was introduced in 1850 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach.[1][2] The type species is a subspecies of the cinnamon tanager with the trinomial Schistochlamys ruficapillus capistrata.[3][4][5] The genus name combines the Late Latin schistus meaning "slate" and the Ancient Greek khlamus meaning "mantle" or "cloak".[6]
The genus contains two species:[5]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
_no_Parque_Nacional_da_Serra_da_Canastra.jpg) | Schistochlamys ruficapillus | Cinnamon tanager | Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. |
 | Schistochlamys melanopis | Black-faced tanager | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. |
