Black-crowned Palm-tanager

Overview

Black-crowned Palm-tanager (Phaenicophilus palmarum) is a species of Greater Antillean Tanagers (Phaenicophilidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Phaenicophilus; binomial: Phaenicophilus palmarum; authority: (Linnaeus, 1766).

Distribution

Breeding range: the Nearctic.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Change English name of Phaenicophilus palmarum from Black-crowned Tanager to Black-crowned Palm-tanager to emphasize its separate family position and to better align with the AOS English name.