Mitrospingus

Mitrospingus is a genus of bird formerly in the family Thraupidae. Established by Robert Ridgway in 1898, it contains the following species:^[2]

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Mitrospingus cassinii	Dusky-faced tanager	Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela
	Mitrospingus oleagineus	Olive-backed tanager	Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela

Mitrospingus
Dusky-faced tanager (Mitrospingus cassinii)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Mitrospingidae
Genus:	Mitrospingus Ridgway, 1898
Type species
Tachyphonus cassinii[1] Lawrence, 1861

The name Mitrospingus is a combination of the Greek words mitra meaning "cap" or "head-dress" and spingos, meaning "finch".^[3]