Heterospingus is a small genus of medium-sized birds in the tanager family Thraupidae that are found in the forests of Central and South America.
Taxonomy and species list The genus Heterospingus was introduced in 1898 by the American ornithologist Robert Ridgway with the sulphur-rumped tanager as the type species. The name combines the Ancient Greek heteros meaning "different" with spingos meaning "finch".
The genus contains two species:
Image Scientific name Common name Distribution Heterospingus rubrifrons Sulphur-rumped tanager Costa Rica and Panama. Heterospingus xanthopygius Scarlet-browed tanager Panama, Colombia and Ecuador
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