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Blue-capped Tanager

Sporathraupis cyanocephala(d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837)

English (US) Blue-capped Tanager

The Blue-capped Tanager (Sporathraupis cyanocephala) 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
Sporathraupis cyanocephala
Family
Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
Order
Passeriformes
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Blue-capped Tanager
Described by
(d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837)
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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 8 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
A[glaia] cyanocephala
Described by
(d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837)
Type locality
Yungas [, Bolivia] .
Original description
Magasin de Zoologie 7 cl.2 p.32

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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