Black-faced Tanager
Schistochlamys melanopis(Latham, J, 1790)
English (US) Black-faced Tanager
The Black-faced Tanager (Schistochlamys melanopis) 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
- Schistochlamys melanopis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-faced Tanager
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Schistochlamys melanopis aterrima
- Schistochlamys melanopis melanopis
- Schistochlamys melanopis grisea
- Schistochlamys melanopis olivina
- Schistochlamys melanopis amazonica
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- T[anagra] melanopis
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
- Type locality
- Guiana.
- Original description
- Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 1 p.422
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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