Schistochlamys

Cinnamon tanager Schistochlamys ruficapillus, copyright Gaell Mainguy.

Belongs within: Thraupidae.

Schistochlamys is a genus of black-faced, largely grey tanagers found in open habitats (Hilty 2011).

<==Schistochlamys Reichenbach 1850H11
|--S. melanopis (Latham 1790) [=Tanagra melanopis]H11
| |--S. m. melanopisH11
| |--S. m. amazonica Zimmer 1947H11
| |--S. m. aterrima Todd 1912H11
| |--S. m. grisea Cory 1916H11
| `--S. m. olivina (Sclater 1865)H11
`--S. ruficapillus (Vieillot 1817) [=Saltator ruficapillus]H11
|--S. r. ruficapillusH11
|--S. r. capistratus (Wied 1821)H11
`--S. r. sicki Pinto & Camargo 1952H11

*Type species of generic name indicated

References

[H11] Hilty, S. L. 2011. Family Thraupidae (tanagers). In: Hoyo, J. del, A. Elliott & D. A. Christie (eds) Handbook of the Birds of the World vol. 16. Tanagers to New World Blackbirds pp. 46–329. Lynx Edicions: Barcelona.

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