Tanagers and Allies
Thraupidae
The tanagers (singular /ˈtænədʒər/) comprise the bird family Thraupidae, in the order Passeriformes. The family has an American distribution. The Thraupidae are the second-largest family of birds and represent about 4% of all avian species and 12% of the Neotropical birds. Traditionally, about 240 species of tanagers have been described, but the taxonomic treatment of this family's members is currently in a state of flux. As more of these birds are studied using modern molecular techniques,...
60 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 389 known species
Typical Tanagers
genusThraupis
Yellow-Finches
genusSicalis
Typical Seedeaters and Seed-Finches
genusSporophila
Typical Saltators
genusSaltator
Silver-billed Tanagers
genusRamphocelus
Red-headed Cardinals
genusParoaria
Tangara Tanagers
genusTangara
Bananaquits
genusCoereba
Stilpnia Tanagers
genusStilpnia
Volatinia
genusVolatinia
Flowerpiercers
genusDiglossa
Blue Honeycreepers
genusCyanerpes
Typical Dacnises
genusDacnis
Tachyphonus Tanagers
genusTachyphonus
Ground-Finches and Cactus-Finches
genusGeospiza
Hooded Sierra-Finches
genusPhrygilus
Chlorophanes
genusChlorophanes
Tiaris
genusTiaris
Rauenia
genusRauenia
Pampa-Finches
genusEmbernagra
Conebills
genusConirostrum
Typical Mountain-Tanagers
genusAnisognathus
Lesser Warbling-Finches
genusMicrospingus
Blue Finch and Allied Sierra-Finches
genusRhopospina
Ash-breasted and Plumbeous Sierra Finches
genusGeospizopsis
Tersina
genusTersina
Black Finches
genusMelanospiza
Pileated Finches
genusCoryphospingus
Diuca
genusDiuca
Highland Seedeaters
genusCatamenia
Loriotus
genusLoriotus
Typical Warbling-Finches and Allies
genusPoospiza
Lesser Antillean Bullfinches
genusLoxigilla
Yellow-rumped Tanagers
genusHemithraupis
Eucometis
genusEucometis
Trichothraupis
genusTrichothraupis
Speckled Tanagers
genusIxothraupis
Thlypopsis Tanagers
genusThlypopsis
Cissopis
genusCissopis
Stephanophorus
genusStephanophorus
Hooded and Cherry-throated Tanagers
genusNemosia
Pipraeidea
genusPipraeidea
Chalcothraupis
genusChalcothraupis
Grass-Finches
genusEmberizoides
Sporathraupis
genusSporathraupis
Chaco Finch and Black-throated Saltator
genusSaltatricula
Black-faced and Cinnamon Tanagers
genusSchistochlamys
Greater Antillean Bullfinches
genusMelopyrrha
Chlorochrysa Tanagers
genusChlorochrysa
Buthraupis
genusButhraupis
Donacospiza
genusDonacospiza
Bangsia Tanagers
genusBangsia
Dull-colored and Sooty Grassquits
genusAsemospiza
Tree-Finches
genusCamarhynchus
White-throated Sierra-Finches and Allies
genusIdiopsar
Iridosornis Tanagers
genusIridosornis
Gubernatrix
genusGubernatrix
Shrike-Tanagers
genusLanio
Warbler-Finches
genusCerthidea
Bridled Finches
genusMelanodera
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 71369.