Brassy-breasted tanager
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Tangara |
| Species: | T. desmaresti |
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The brassy-breasted tanager (Tangara desmaresti) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Taxonomy and systematics
The brassy-breasted tanager was first described as Tanagra Desmaresti by Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1819 on the basis of a specimen from Brazil.[3] The generic name Tangara is from the Tupí word tangara, meaning 'dancer'. The specific epithet desmaresti is a patronym in honor of Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest, who wrote the book Histoire des Tangaras.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Tangara desmaresti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22722833A132156750. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22722833A132156750.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Vieillot, 1819. Tanagra Desmaresti (protonym). Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat., nouv. éd., 32, p. 410. BHL
- ^ Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Vol. 32 (Nouv. éd. presqu' entièrement refondue et considérablement angmentée ed.). Paris: Chez Deterville. 1819. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.20211.