Nemosia Explained
Nemosia is a genus of South American birds in the tanager family Thraupidae.
The genus was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1816 with the hooded tanager as the type species.[1] [2] The name Nemosia is from the Ancient Greek nemos meaning "glade" or "dell".[3]
Species
The genus contains two species:[4]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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| Nemosia pileata | | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. |
| Nemosia rourei | | Atlantic Forest in Espírito Santo, Brazil |
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Notes and References
- Book: Vieillot, Louis Pierre . Louis Pierre Vieillot . 1816 . Analyse d'une Nouvelle Ornithologie Élémentaire . Deterville/self . Paris . 32 . French.
- Book: Paynter . Raymond A. Jr . 1970 . Check-list of Birds of the World . 13 . Museum of Comparative Zoology . Cambridge, Massachusetts . 276 .
- Book: Jobling, James A. . 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . limited . Christopher Helm . London . 978-1-4081-2501-4 . 267 .
- Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . 2019 . New World warblers, mitrospingid tanagers . IOC World Bird List Version 9.2 . International Ornithologists' Union . 4 October 2019 .
