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Blue-grey Tanager

Thraupis episcopus(Linnaeus, C, 1766)

English (US) Blue-Gray Tanager

UK name: Blue-grey Tanager

The Blue-grey Tanager (Thraupis episcopus) 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
Thraupis episcopus
Family
Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
Order
Passeriformes
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Blue-Gray Tanager
English (UK)
Blue-grey Tanager
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 14 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Tanagra Episcopus
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
Type locality
Bresil; type probably from Cayenne, fide Hellmayr, 1936, Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 9, p. 205.
Original description
Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.316

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

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