A genus-level classification of the family Thraupidae (Class Aves: Order Passeriformes)
Author
Burns, Kevin J.
Author
Unitt, Philip
Author
Mason, Nicholas A.
text
Zootaxa
2016
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329
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journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4088.3.2
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10.
Chrysocorypha
,
new genus
(
Fig. 2
)
Type species.
Tachyphonus delatrii
Lafresnaye, 1847
.
Included species. Monospecific; includes only
Chrysocorypha delatrii
, currently recognized as
Tachyphonus delatrii
.
Diagnosis. This genus is diagnosed by the specific characters of
Tachyphonus delatrii
Lafresnaye, 1847
.
Etymology. The name, feminine in gender, is formed from the Greek χρυσός, “gold,” and Greek κορυφή, “crown” or “top of the head,” in allusion to the male’s tawny crest.
Comments. As explained in the previous section,
Tachyphonus delatrii
forms a strongly supported clade with
T. surinamus
,
Lanio
, and
Rhodospingus
(
Fig. 2
). As is the case with
T. surinamus
, molecular phylogenies indicate that
T. delatrii
is not closely related to any one of these species in particular. Thus, unless a broad and exceptionally heterogeneous genus subsumes all six species involved, a new generic name is needed for
T. delatrii
. Accordingly, we provide
Chrysocorypha
for this purpose.