''Bangsia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

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birds in the tanager family

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 Neotropica ...

. They are native to humid forests in

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and

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Taxonomy and species list

The genus ''Bangsia'' was introduce in 1919 by the ornithologist Thomas Edward Penard with a

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of the blue-and-gold tanager ''Buthraupis arcaei caeruleigularis'' as the type. The specific epithet was chosen to honour the American ornithologist

Outram Bangs Outram Bangs (January 12, 1863 – September 22, 1932) was an American zoologist. Biography Bangs was born in Watertown, Massachusetts, as the second son of Edward and Annie Outram (Hodgkinson) Bangs. He studied at Harvard from 1880 to 1884, and be ...

. A

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study published in 2014 found that the genus ''Bangsia'' was

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to the genus ''Wetmorethraupis'' which contains only a single species, the orange-throated tanager. The genus contains six species: * Blue-and-gold tanager, ''Bangsia arcaei'' *

Black-and-gold tanager The black-and-gold tanager (''Bangsia melanochlamys'') is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. References ...

, ''Bangsia melanochlamys'' * Golden-chested tanager, ''Bangsia rothschildi'' * Moss-backed tanager, ''Bangsia edwardsi'' * Gold-ringed tanager, ''Bangsia aureocincta'' * Yellow-green tanager, ''Bangsia flavovirens''

References

Bird genera Taxa named by Thomas Edward Penard {{Thraupidae-stub