Dubusia
Dubusia is a small genus of mountain tanagers found in South America.
| Dubusia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Buff-breasted mountain tanager, (Dubusia taeniata) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Dubusia Bonaparte, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Tanagra taeniata Boissonneau, 1840 | |
Taxonomy and species list
The genus Dubusia was introduced in 1850 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte.[1] The name was chosen to honor the Belgian politician and ornithologist Bernard du Bus de Gisignies.[2] The type species was subsequently designated as the buff-breasted mountain tanager.[3]
The genus contains two species:[4]
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Buff-breasted mountain tanager | Dubusia taeniata | Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. |
 | Chestnut-bellied mountain tanager | Dubusia castaneoventris | Bolivia and Peru. |
References
- Bonaparte, Charles Lucien (1850). "Sur plusieurs genres nouveaux de Passereaux". Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences (in French). 31: 423–424 [424].
- Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed. (1970). Check-List of Birds of the World. Volume 13. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 338.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Tanagers and allies". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
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