Grey-crowned Palm-tanager

Overview

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

Scientific Classification

Genus: Phaenicophilus; binomial: Phaenicophilus poliocephalus; authority: (Bonaparte, 1851).

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 poliocephalus from Grey-crowned Tanager to Grey-crowned Palm-tanager to emphasize its separate family position and to better align with the AOS English name.