Pheucticus
Pheucticus is a genus of grosbeaks containing six species.
| Pheucticus | |
|---|---|
| Rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cardinalidae |
| Genus: | Pheucticus Reichenbach, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Pitylus aureoventris d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837 | |
| Species | |
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The genus was introduced by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach in 1850. The type species was subsequently designated as the black-backed grosbeak.
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