Chlorospingus is a genus of perching birds, the bush tanagers, traditionally placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae). More recent studies which suggest they are closely related to the genus Arremonops in the Passerellidae (American sparrows). As of July, 2017, the American Ornithological Society assigns the genus to the new family Passerellidae, which contains the New World sparrows.[1]
It contains these species:
The taxonomy and systematics of the common bush tanager are under review; it appears to be a superspecies or even a complex of superspecies.[2][3][4]
Chlorospingus is a genus of perching birds, the bush tanagers, traditionally placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae). More recent studies which suggest they are closely related to the genus Arremonops in the Passerellidae (American sparrows). As of July, 2017, the American Ornithological Society assigns the genus to the new family Passerellidae, which contains the New World sparrows.
It contains these species:
Ashy-throated bush tanager, C. canigularis Yellow-throated bush tanager, C. flavigularis Common bush tanager, C. flavopectus Dusky-headed bush tanager, C. (flavopectus) postocularis White-fronted bush tanager, C. (flavopectus) albifrons Dwight's bush tanager, C. (flavopectus) dwighti Wetmore's bush tanager, C. (flavopectus) wetmorei Pirre bush tanager, C. inornatus Yellow-whiskered bush tanager, C. parvirostris Sooty-capped bush tanager, C. pileatus Dusky bush tanager, C. semifuscus Tacarcuna bush tanager, C. tacarcunaeThe taxonomy and systematics of the common bush tanager are under review; it appears to be a superspecies or even a complex of superspecies.