Phaenicophilus
Phaenicophilus is a genus of birds that was formerly placed in the family Thraupidae, but is now placed in the Hispaniolan tanager family Phaenicophilidae. Its members are sometimes known as palm-tanagers.
| Phaenicophilus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Black-crowned tanager (Phaenicophilus palmarum) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Phaenicophilidae |
| Genus: | Phaenicophilus Strickland, 1851 |
The genus Phaenicophilus was introduced by the English geologist and naturalist Hugh Edwin Strickland in 1851.[1] The type species was subsequently designated as the black-crowned tanager.[2]
The genus contains the following species:[3]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Phaenicophilus palmarum | Black-crowned tanager | Haiti and the Dominican Republic |
| Phaenicophilus poliocephalus | Grey-crowned tanager | Haiti | |
References
- Strickland, Hugh Edwin (1851). "Ornithological notes". Contributions to Ornithology. 3–4: 103-104 [104].
- Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed. (1970). Check-list of Birds of the World. Volume 13. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 277.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Enigmatic Oscines". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
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