Diademed tanager
The diademed tanager (Stephanophorus diadematus) is a species of Neotropical bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus Stephanophorus. It is purple-blue with a white crown characterised by a small red patch, and it is found mostly in open areas in southern Brazil, northeast Argentina, and Uruguay.
| Diademed tanager | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Stephanophorus Strickland, 1841 |
| Species: | S. diadematus |
| Binomial name | |
| Stephanophorus diadematus (Temminck, 1823) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Tanagra diademata (protonym) | |
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