Dubusia
| Dubusia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Buff-breasted mountain tanager, (Dubusia taeniata) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Dubusia Bonaparte, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Tanagra selysia = Tanagra taeniata Bonaparte, 1850 | |
Dubusia is a small genus of mountain tanagers found in South America.
Taxonomy and species list
The genus Dubusia was introduced in 1850 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte. The name was chosen to honor the Belgian politician and ornithologist Bernard du Bus de Gisignies. The type species was subsequently designated as the buff-breasted mountain tanager.
The genus contains four species:
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Buff-banded mountain tanager | Dubusia taeniata | Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela |
 | Carriker's mountain tanager | Dubusia carrikeri | northern Colombia |
 | Streak-crowned mountain tanager | Dubusia stictocephala | Peru |
 | Chestnut-bellied mountain tanager | Dubusia castaneoventris | Bolivia and Peru |
References
- ↑ "Thraupidae". Howard & Moore Checklist Online. Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ↑ Bonaparte, Charles Lucien (1850). "Sur plusieurs genres nouveaux de Passereaux". Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences (in French). 31: 423–424 [424].
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ↑ Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed. (1970). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 13. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 338.
- ↑ AviList Core Team (2025). "AviList: The Global Avian Checklist, v2025". doi:10.2173/avilist.v2025. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
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