Tachyphonus
Genus of birds
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Tachyphonus is a genus of birds in the tanager family Thraupidae.
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| Tachyphonus | |
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| female both t. rufus, Trinidad | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Tachyphonus Vieillot, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Tanagra rufa Boddaert, 1783 | |
| Species | |
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The genus was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1816 with the white-lined tanager as the type species.[1][2] The name combines the Ancient Greek words takhus "fast" and phōneō "to speak".[3]
Taxonomy
A molecular phylogenetic study of the tanager family published in 2014 indicated that the genus as defined here is polyphyletic and paraphyletic relative to Lanio and Rhodospingus.[4][5][6]
The genus includes 5 species:[4]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulvous-crested tanager
Male
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Tachyphonus surinamus (Linnaeus, 1766) |
Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Tawny-crested tanager
Male |
Tachyphonus delatrii Lafresnaye, 1847 |
Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Ruby-crowned tanager
Male
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Tachyphonus coronatus (Vieillot, 1822) |
southern areas of Brazil and the Atlantic Forest. |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| White-lined tanager
Male
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Tachyphonus rufus (Boddaert, 1783) |
Costa Rica south to northern Argentina, and on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Red-shouldered tanager
Male
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Tachyphonus phoenicius Swainson, 1838 |
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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