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Iridosornis
''Iridosornis'' is a genus of Neotropical birds in the tanager family Thraupidae These birds live in the Andes mostly at high altitudes. Their plumage is mainly blue and all of them have contrasting patches of yellow. Taxonomy and species list The genus ''Iridosornis'' was introduced in 1844 by the French naturalist René Lesson with the golden-crowned tanager as the type species. The name combines the Ancient Greek ''iris'' meaning "rainbow" with ''ornis'' meaning "bird". A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that this genus had a sister relationship to the vermilion tanager which is placed in its own monospecific In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ... genus ''Calochaetes''. The genus contains five species: References Bird ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iridosornis
''Iridosornis'' is a genus of Neotropical birds in the tanager family Thraupidae These birds live in the Andes mostly at high altitudes. Their plumage is mainly blue and all of them have contrasting patches of yellow. Taxonomy and species list The genus ''Iridosornis'' was introduced in 1844 by the French naturalist René Lesson with the golden-crowned tanager as the type species. The name combines the Ancient Greek ''iris'' meaning "rainbow" with ''ornis'' meaning "bird". A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that this genus had a sister relationship to the vermilion tanager which is placed in its own monospecific In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ... genus ''Calochaetes''. The genus contains five species: References Bird ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iridosornis Reinhardti
The yellow-scarfed tanager (''Iridosornis reinhardti'') is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in forests in the Andean highlands in Peru. References yellow-scarfed tanager Birds of the Peruvian Andes Endemic birds of Peru yellow-scarfed tanager yellow-scarfed tanager Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Thraupidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thraupidae
The tanagers (singular ) comprise the bird family Thraupidae, in the order Passeriformes. The family has a Neotropical distribution and is the second-largest family of birds. It represents about 4% of all avian species and 12% of the Neotropical birds. Traditionally, the family contained around 240 species of mostly brightly colored fruit-eating birds. As more of these birds were studied using modern molecular techniques, it became apparent that the traditional families were not monophyletic. ''Euphonia'' and ''Chlorophonia'', which were once considered part of the tanager family, are now treated as members of the Fringillidae, in their own subfamily (Euphoniinae). Likewise, the genera ''Piranga'' (which includes the scarlet tanager, summer tanager, and western tanager), '' Chlorothraupis'', and '' Habia'' appear to be members of the cardinal family, and have been reassigned to that family by the American Ornithological Society. Description Tanagers are small to medium-sized b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iridosornis Analis
The yellow-throated tanager (''Iridosornis analis'') is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ..., Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. References yellow-throated tanager Birds of the Ecuadorian Andes Birds of the Peruvian Andes yellow-throated tanager Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Thraupidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden-crowned Tanager
The golden-crowned tanager (''Iridosornis rufivertex'') is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial f ...s. References golden-crowned tanager Birds of the Colombian Andes Birds of the Ecuadorian Andes golden-crowned tanager Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Thraupidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden-crowned Tanager
The golden-crowned tanager (''Iridosornis rufivertex'') is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial f ...s. References golden-crowned tanager Birds of the Colombian Andes Birds of the Ecuadorian Andes golden-crowned tanager Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Thraupidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iridosornis Rufivertex
The golden-crowned tanager (''Iridosornis rufivertex'') is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. References golden-crowned tanager Birds of the Colombian Andes Birds of the Ecuadorian Andes golden-crowned tanager The golden-crowned tanager (''Iridosornis rufivertex'') is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosys ... Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Thraupidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iridosornis Jelskii
The golden-collared tanager (''Iridosornis jelskii'') is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ... and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. References golden-collared tanager Birds of the Yungas golden-collared tanager Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Thraupidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iridosornis Porphyrocephalus
The purplish-mantled tanager (''Iridosornis porphyrocephalus'') is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. References purplish-mantled tanager Birds of the Colombian Andes Birds of the Ecuadorian Andes purplish-mantled tanager purplish-mantled tanager The purplish-mantled tanager (''Iridosornis porphyrocephalus'') is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former ... Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Thraupidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vermilion Tanager
The vermilion tanager (''Calochaetes coccineus'') is a species of Neotropical bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus ''Calochaetes''. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Taxonomy The vermilion tanager was formally described in 1858 by the English zoologist Philip Sclater from a specimen collected near the Napo River in Ecuador. He coined the binomial name ''Euchaetes coccineus''. Sclater subsequently discovered that the genus name '' Euchaetes'' was already in use for a genus of moths and in 1879 proposed the replacement name ''Calochaetes''. The new name combines the Ancient Greek ''kalos'' meaning beautiful with ''khaitē'' meaning "mane". The specific epithet ''coccineus'' is a Latin word meaning "scarlet-coloured". The genus contains a single species, the vermilion tanager. The species is monotypic: no subspecies In biological classification, subspecie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monospecific
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispecific" or "monospecific" is sometimes preferred. In botanical nomenclature, a monotypic genus is a genus in the special case where a genus and a single species are simultaneously described. In contrast, an oligotypic taxon contains more than one but only a very few subordinate taxa. Examples Just as the term ''monotypic'' is used to describe a taxon including only one subdivision, the contained taxon can also be referred to as monotypic within the higher-level taxon, e.g. a genus monotypic within a family. Some examples of monotypic groups are: Plants * In the order Amborellales, there is only one family, Amborellaceae and there is only one genus, ''Amborella'', and in this genus there is only one species, namely ''Amborella trichopoda.'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molecular Phylogenetic
Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to determine the processes by which diversity among species has been achieved. The result of a molecular phylogenetic analysis is expressed in a phylogenetic tree. Molecular phylogenetics is one aspect of molecular systematics, a broader term that also includes the use of molecular data in taxonomy and biogeography. Molecular phylogenetics and molecular evolution correlate. Molecular evolution is the process of selective changes (mutations) at a molecular level (genes, proteins, etc.) throughout various branches in the tree of life (evolution). Molecular phylogenetics makes inferences of the evolutionary relationships that arise due to molecular evolution and results in the construction of a phylogenetic tree. History The theoretical framew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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