Grass-green Tanager
Chlorornis riefferii(Boissonneau, A, 1840)
English (US) Grass-green Tanager
The Grass-green Tanager (Chlorornis riefferii) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Chlorornis riefferii
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Grass-green Tanager
- Described by
- (Boissonneau, A, 1840)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Chlorornis riefferii riefferii
- Chlorornis riefferii dilutus
- Chlorornis riefferii elegans
- Chlorornis riefferii celatus
- Chlorornis riefferii bolivianus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tanagra Riefferii
- Described by
- (Boissonneau, A, 1840)
- Type locality
- Santa-Fe de Bogota, Colombia.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 3 p.4
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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