Sphenopsis melanotis

Sphenopsis melanotis, Ecuador

Sphenopsis melanotis — distribution map

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Passeroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Telluraves Cladus: Australaves Ordo: Passeriformes Subordo: Passeri Infraordo: Passerida Superfamilia: Passeroidea

Familia: Thraupidae
Genus: Sphenopsis
Species: Sphenopsis melanotis
Subspecies: S. m. berlepschi – S. m. castaneicollis – S. m. melanotis

Name

Sphenopsis melanotis (P.L. Sclater, 1855)

• Type locality: Bogotá

Synonyms

• Chlorospingus melanotis (protonym)
• Hemispingus melanotis (P.L. Sclater, 1855)

References

Primary references

• Sclater, P.L. 1854. Descriptions of Two New Tanagers in the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Pt. 22 no. 269: 157–158; pl. 68–69 BHL Reference page.  Original description p.157 BHL Illustration pl.68 BHL

Additional references

• García-Moreno, J. & Fjeldså, J. 2003. Phylogenetic relationships among Hemispingus tanagers. Ornitologia Neotropical 14: 363–370. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Burns, K.J., Unitt, P. & Mason, N.A. 2016. A genus-level classification of the family Thraupidae (Class Aves: Order Passeriformes). Zootaxa 4088(3): 329–354. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4088.3.2 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Black-eared hemispingus
español: Hemispingo orejinegro

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