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Tiaris

Osteichthyes - Passeriformes - Thraupidae

Taxonomy
Tiaris was named by Swainson (1827). It is extant.

It was assigned to Thraupidae by Clements et al. (2017).

Species
T. bicolor, T. olivaceus
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2018-04-15

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Tiaris Swainson
2017Tiaris Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyThraupidaeCabanis 1847
genusTiarisSwainson 1827

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Tiaris Swainson 1827
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Tiaris bicolor Linnaeus 1766 [black-faced grassquit]
Tiaris olivaceus Linnaeus 1766 [Yellow-faced grassquit]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available