Yellow-green Tanager
Yellow-green Tanager (<em>Bangsia flavovirens</em>) is a species of Tanagers &amp; Allies (<em>Thraupidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Overview
Yellow-green Tanager (Bangsia flavovirens) is a species of Tanagers & Allies (Thraupidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Scientific Classification
Genus: Bangsia; binomial: Bangsia flavovirens; authority: (Lawrence, 1867).
Distribution
Breeding range: South America.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Previously classified as a Chlorospingus bush tanager in Emberizidae/Passerellidae, genetic analyses show the renamed Yellow-green Tanager to be sister to the Blue-and-gold Tanager Bangsia arcaei and related species in the family Thraupidae (Klicka et al. 2014; Avendaño et al. 2016). Change [8.1] English name to Yellow-green Tanager (SACC 862).
