''Mitrospingus'' is a genus of

bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...

formerly in the family Thraupidae. Established by

Robert Ridgway Robert Ridgway (July 2, 1850 – March 25, 1929) was an American ornithologist specializing in systematics. He was appointed in 1880 by Spencer Fullerton Baird, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, to be the first full-time curator of bird ...

in 1898, it contains the following species: The name ''Mitrospingus'' is a combination of the Greek words ''mitra'' meaning "cap" or "head-dress" and ''spingos'', meaning "finch".

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q282279 Taxa named by Robert Ridgway Taxonomy articles created by Polbot