Conothraupis

Conothraupis is a genus of South American birds in the tanager family Thraupidae.

Conothraupis
Conothraupis speculigera
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Thraupidae
Genus:	Conothraupis Sclater, PL, 1880
Type species
Schistochlamys speculigera Gould, 1855
Species
Conothraupis speculigera Conothraupis mesoleuca

Taxonomy and species list

The genus Conothraupis was introduced in 1880 by the English zoologist Philip Sclater to accommodate the black-and-white tanager.^[1][2] The name combines the Latin conos meaning "cone" with the Ancient Greek thraupis, an unknown small bird which in ornithology is used to indicate a tanager.^[3] The genus is a member of the subfamily Tachyphoninae within the family Thraupidae and contains two species.^[4][5]

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Conothraupis speculigera	Black-and-white tanager	southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Peru
	Conothraupis mesoleuca	Cone-billed tanager	Brazil.