Dubusia is a small genus of mountain tanagers found in South America.

Taxonomy and species list The genus Dubusia was introduced in 1850 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte. The name was chosen to honor the Belgian politician and ornithologist Bernard du Bus de Gisignies. The type species was subsequently designated as the buff-breasted mountain tanager.

The genus contains four species: Image Common name Scientific name DistributionBuff-banded mountain tanager Dubusia taeniata Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and VenezuelaCarriker's mountain tanager Dubusia carrikeri northern ColombiaStreak-crowned mountain tanager Dubusia stictocephala PeruChestnut-bellied mountain tanager Dubusia castaneoventrisBolivia and Peru

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