Cinnamon Tanager
Schistochlamys ruficapillus(Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
English (US) Cinnamon Tanager
The Cinnamon Tanager (Schistochlamys ruficapillus) 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 ruficapillus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Cinnamon Tanager
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Schistochlamys ruficapillus capistrata
- Schistochlamys ruficapillus sicki
- Schistochlamys ruficapillus ruficapillus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Saltator ruficapillus
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
- Type locality
- l'Amerique meridionale; Rio de Janeiro designated by Hellmayr, 1920, Verh. Ornith. Ges. Bayern, 14, p. 282.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 14 p.108
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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