Creurgops
{{Short description|Genus of birds}}
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| image = MalacothraupisDentataSmit.jpg
| image_caption = Slaty tanager (Creurgops dentatus)
| taxon = Creurgops
| authority = Sclater, PL, 1858
| type_species = Creurgops verticalis
| type_species_authority = Sclater, PL, 1858
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text
}}
Creurgops is a genus of Neotropical birds in the tanager family Thraupidae. They are found in the canopy of humid montane forest in the Andes of South America.
These are relatively large and heavy-billed tanagers. They are mainly slaty grey above and rufous below, except in the male slaty tanager where the underparts also are slaty grey. Males of both species have a crown patch, which is lacking in the females. They commonly participate in mixed-species flocks.
Taxonomy and species list
The genus Creurgops was introduced in 1858 by the English zoologist Philip Sclater to accommodate the newly described rufous-crested tanager (Creurgops verticalis).{{ cite journal | last=Sclater | first=Philip Lutley| author-link=Philip Sclater | year=1858 | title=Notes on the collection of birds received by M. Verreaux of Paris from the Rio Napa in the Republic of Ecuador | journal=Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London | volume=Part 26 | pages=59–77 [73] | url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32271553 }}{{ cite book | editor-last=Paynter | editor-first=Raymond A. Jr | year=1970 | title=Check-List of Birds of the World | volume=13 | publisher=Museum of Comparative Zoology | place=Cambridge, Massachusetts | page=287 | url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14483522 }} The genus name combines the Ancient Greek kreourgos meaning "butcher" with ōps meaning "appearance".{{cite book | last=Jobling | first=James A. | year=2010| title=The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names | publisher=Christopher Helm | location=London | isbn=978-1-4081-2501-4 | page=121 }} The genus now contains two species.{{cite web| editor1-last=Gill | editor1-first=Frank | editor1-link=Frank Gill (ornithologist) | editor2-last=Donsker | editor2-first=David | editor3-last=Rasmussen | editor3-first=Pamela | editor3-link=Pamela Rasmussen | date=July 2020 | title=Tanagers and allies | work=IOC World Bird List Version 10.2 | url=https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/tanagers/ | publisher=International Ornithologists' Union | accessdate=11 November 2020 }}
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| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120px | Creurgops verticalis | Rufous-crested tanager | Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. |
| Creurgops dentatus | Slaty tanager | Bolivia and Peru |
References
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Further reading
- Restall, R. L., C. Rodner, & M. Lentino. (2006). Birds of Northern South America. Christopher Helm, London. {{ISBN|0-7136-7243-9}} (vol. 1). {{ISBN|0-7136-7242-0}} (vol. 2).
- Schulenberg, T., D. Stotz, D. Lane, J. O' Neill, & T. Parker III. (2007). Birds of Peru. Christopher Helm, London. {{ISBN|978-0-7136-8673-9}}
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Category:Birds of the Northern Andes
Category:Taxa named by Philip Sclater
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