Caryothraustes
Caryothraustes is a genus of grosbeak in the family Cardinalidae.
| Caryothraustes | |
|---|---|
| Black-faced grosbeak (Caryothraustes poliogaster) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cardinalidae |
| Genus: | Caryothraustes Reichenbach, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Coccothraustes viridis = Loxia canadensis Linnaeus, 1766 | |
The genus was introduced by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach in 1850. The type species was subsequently designated as the yellow-green grosbeak. The name Caryothraustes combines the Ancient Greek words karuon "nut" and thraustēs "breaker".
The genus contains two species:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caryothraustes canadensis | Yellow-green grosbeak | Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Suriname, and Venezuela | |
| Caryothraustes poliogaster | Black-faced grosbeak | Central America | |
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