Tachyphonus
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Scientific name | Tachyphonus |
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Phylum | Chordata |
Order | Passerine |
Rank | Genus |
Higher classification | Tanagers |
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ID | 1954596 |
About Tachyphonus
Tachyphonus is a genus of birds in the tanager family Thraupidae. The genus was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1816 with the white-lined tanager as the type species. The name combines the Ancient Greek words takhus "fast" and phōneō "to speak".