Silver-throated Tanager
Tangara icterocephala(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1851)
English (US) Silver-throated Tanager
The Silver-throated Tanager (Tangara icterocephala) 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
- Tangara icterocephala
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Silver-throated Tanager
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1851)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Tangara icterocephala frantzii
- Tangara icterocephala oresbia
- Tangara icterocephala icterocephala
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Calliste icterocephala
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1851)
- Type locality
- Ecuador ; type from the valley of Punta Playa, south of Quito, fide P. L. Sclater, 1851, in Jardine's Contrib. Ornith., 1, p. 53.
- Original description
- Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences 32, no.3 p.76
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Blue-whiskered Tanager
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Golden Tanager
Tangara arthus
Emerald Tanager
Tangara florida
Golden-naped Tanager
Chalcothraupis ruficervix
Blue-grey Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Glaucous Tanager
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Azure-shouldered Tanager
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Golden-chevroned Tanager
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