''Anisognathus'' is a
genus of boldly colored
tanagers found in the highland forests and woodlands of
South America.
Taxonomy and species list
The genus ''Anisognathus'' was introduced in 1850 by the German naturalist
Ludwig Reichenbach
Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach (8 January 1793 – 17 March 1879) was a German botanist and ornithologist. It was he who first requested Leopold Blaschka to make a set of glass marine invertebrate models for scientific education and museu ...
. The
type species was subsequently designated as the
scarlet-bellied mountain tanager by the French naturalist
Charles Lucien Bonaparte
Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte, 2nd Prince of Canino and Musignano (24 May 1803 – 29 July 1857), was a French naturalist and ornithologist. Lucien and his wife had twelve children, including Cardinal Lucien Bonaparte.
Life and career
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. The genus name combines the
Ancient Greek ''anisos'' meaning "unequal" and ''gnathos'' meaning "lower jaw".
Five species are placed in this genus.
References
Bird genera
Taxa named by Ludwig Reichenbach
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