Schistochlamys

Schistochlamys is a genus of Neotropical birds in the tanager family Thraupidae.

Schistochlamys
Black-faced tanager (S. melanopis)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Thraupidae
Genus:	Schistochlamys Reichenbach, 1850
Type species
Tanagara capistrata Wied-Neuwied, 1821
Species
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Taxonomy and species list

The genus Schistochlamys was introduced in 1850 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach.^[1][2] The type species is a subspecies of the cinnamon tanager with the trinomial Schistochlamys ruficapillus capistrata.^[3][4][5] The genus name combines the Late Latin schistus meaning "slate" and the Ancient Greek khlamus meaning "mantle" or "cloak".^[6]

The genus contains two species:^[5]

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Schistochlamys ruficapillus	Cinnamon tanager	Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.
	Schistochlamys melanopis	Black-faced tanager	Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.