Chestnut-headed Tanager
Chestnut-headed Tanager (<em>Thlypopsis pyrrhocoma</em>) is a species of Tanagers &amp; Allies (<em>Thraupidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Overview
Chestnut-headed Tanager (Thlypopsis pyrrhocoma) is a species of Tanagers & Allies (Thraupidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Scientific Classification
Genus: Thlypopsis; binomial: Thlypopsis pyrrhocoma; authority: Burns, KJ, Unitt & Mason, NA, 2016.
Distribution
Breeding range: South America.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Formerly in Pyrrhocoma which is embedded in Thlypopsis. Move to that genus. When Pyrrhocoma is merged with Thlypopsis, Pyrrhocoma ruficeps Strickland, 1844, becomes a junior homonym of Thlypopsis ruficeps d’Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837. Change scientific name to Thlypopsis pyrrhocoma Burns, Unitt & Mason, 2016. (Burns et al. 2014, 2016; SACC 730).
