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Fringillidae (finch)

Reptilia - Passeriformes - Fringillidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Fringillidae Vigors
1902Fringillidae Hay p. 537
1930Fringillidae Hay p. 358
1933Fringillidae Lambrecht p. 643
1940Fringillidae Wetmore p. 77
1956Fringillidae Wetmore p. 97
1982Fringillidae Olson and James p. 39
1988Fringillidae Carroll
2017Fringillidae Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—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
familyFringillidaeVigors 1825
familyFringillidaeVigors 1825

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.

Fm. Fringillidae Vigors 1825 [finch]
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G. Acanthis Borkhausen 1797 [redpoll]
G. †Akialoa Olson and James 1995
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†Akialoa obscura Gmelin 1788 [lesser akialoa]
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G. Hesperiphona Bonaparte 1850
Tr. Pyrrhulini Vigors 1825
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G. Pyrrhula Brisson 1760
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†Pyrrhula crassa Rando et al. 2017
Pyrrhula pyrrhula Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian bullfinch]
G. Carduelis Brisson 1760
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Carduelis cannabina Linnaeus 1758
Carduelis carduelis Linnaeus 1758 [European goldfinch]
Carduelis spinus Linnaeus 1758
†Carduelis triasi Alcover and Florit 1987
G. Carpodacus Kaup 1829 [rosefinch]
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Subg. Carpodacus (Burrica) Ridgway 1887
G. †Chloridops Wilson 1888
G. Chloris Cuvier 1800
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Chloris chloris Linnaeus 1758 [European greenfinch]
G. Chlorodrepanis Perkins 1899
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Chlorodrepanis virens Gmelin 1789 [Hawaii amakihi]
G. Coccothraustes Brisson 1760
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Coccothraustes coccothraustes Linnaeus 1758 [hawfinch]
Coccothraustes vespertinus Cooper 1825 [evening grosbeak]
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G. †Ciridops
G. Loxops Gmelin 1789
G. Vestiaria Jarocki 1821
G. Drepanis Temminck 1820
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Drepanis coccinea Forster 1780 [iiwi]
G. Fringilla Linnaeus 1758 [finch]
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Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus 1758 [common chaffinch]
Fringilla montifringilla Linnaeus 1758 [brambling]
†Fringilla radoboyensis Tschudi 1865
†Fringilla trochanterica Giebel 1847
Subfm. Fringillinae Bonaparte 1831
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G. †Palaeostruthus Wetmore 1925 [sparrow]
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†Palaeostruthus eurius Brodkorb 1963 [sparrow]
†Palaeostruthus hatcheri Shufeldt 1913
G. Haemorhous Swainson 1837
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Haemorhous cassinii Baird 1854 [Cassin's finch]
Haemorhous mexicanus Müller 1776 [house finch]
Haemorhous purpureus Gmelin 1789 [purple finch]
G. Hemignathus Lichtenstein 1839
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†Hemignathus lucidus Lichtenstein 1839 [Oahu nukupuu]
G. Himatione Cabanis 1850
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Himatione sanguinea Gmelin 1788 [apapane]
G. Leucosticte Swainson 1832
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Leucosticte arctoa Pallas 1811 [Asian rosy-finch]
Leucosticte atrata Ridgway 1874 [black rosy-finch]
Leucosticte tephrocotis Swainson 1832 [gray-crowned rosy-finch]
G. Linaria Bechstein 1802
G. Loxia Linnaeus 1758 [crossbill]
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Loxia curvirostra Linnaeus 1758 [red crossbill]
Loxia megaplaga Riley 1916 [Hispaniolan crossbill]
Loxia patevi Boev 1999
G. Loxioides Oustalet 1877
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Loxioides bailleui Oustalet 1877 [palila]
G. Magumma Matthews 1925
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Magumma parva Stejneger 1887 [anianiau]
G. Oreomystis Stejneger 1903
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Oreomystis bairdi Stejneger 1887 [akikiki]
Invalid names: Oreomyza Stejneger 1887 [synonym]
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Paroreomyza maculata Cabanis 1851 [Oahu alauahio]
G. Pinicola Vieillot 1808
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Pinicola enucleator Linnaeus 1758 [pine grosbeak]
G. Pseudonestor Rothschild 1893
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Pseudonestor xanthophrys Rothschild 1893 [Maui parrotbill]
G. Psittirostra Temminck 1820
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Psittirostra psittacea Gmelin 1789 [ou]
Invalid names: Psittirostra (Psittirostra) Temminck 1820 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Rhodacanthis Rothschild 1892
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†Rhodacanthis flaviceps Rothschild 1892 [lesser koa-finch]
G. Rhynchostruthus Sclater and Hartlaub 1881
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Rhynchostruthus socotranus Sclater and Hartlaub 1881 [Socotra golden-winged grosbeak]
G. Serinus Koch 1816
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Serinus serinus Linnaeus 1766 [European serin]
G. Spinus Koch 1816
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Spinus pinus Wilson 1810 [pine siskin]
Spinus psaltria Say 1822 [lesser goldfinch]
Spinus tristis Linnaeus 1758 [American goldfinch]
G. Telespiza Wilson 1890
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Telespiza cantans Wilson 1890 [Laysan finch]
Telespiza ultima Bryan 1917 [Nihoa finch]
Invalid names: Richmondeninae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available