Brazilian Tanager
Ramphocelus bresilia(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Brazilian Tanager
The Brazilian Tanager (Ramphocelus bresilia) 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
- Ramphocelus bresilia
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brazilian Tanager
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Ramphocelus bresilia bresilia
- Ramphocelus bresilia dorsalis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tanagra bresilia
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- based on Brisson, Edwards, Marcgrave, etc. in India Occidentali et Orientali; error, Pernambuco, eastern Brazil (ex Marcgrave) suggested by Hellmayr, 1936, Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 9, p. 244.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.314
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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