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Thraupidae

Reptilia - Theropoda - Thraupidae

Taxonomy
Thraupidae was named by Cabanis (1847). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Thraupidae Cabanis
2017Thraupidae Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
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()
orderTheropoda
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyThraupidaeCabanis 1847
familyThraupidaeCabanis 1847

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. Thraupidae Cabanis 1847
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G. Camarhynchus Gould 1837
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Camarhynchus parvulus Gould 1837 [small tree-finch]
Camarhynchus pauper Ridgway 1890 [medium tree-finch]
G. Certhidea Gould 1837
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Certhidea olivacea Gould 1837 [green warbler-finch]
G. Coereba Vieillot 1809
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Coereba flaveola Linnaeus 1758 [bananaquit]
G. Geospiza Gould 1837 [Darwin's finch]
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Geospiza difficilis Sharpe 1888 [sharp-beaked ground-finch]
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Invalid names: Geospiza nebulosa Gould 1837 [replaced]
Geospiza fortis Gould 1837 [medium ground-finch]
Geospiza fuliginosa Gould 1837 [small ground-finch]
Geospiza magnirostris Gould 1837 [large ground-finch]
Geospiza scandens Gould 1837 [common cactus-finch]
Invalid names: Cactornis Gould 1837 [synonym]
G. Loxigilla Lesson 1831
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Loxigilla noctis Linnaeus 1766 [lesser Antillean bullfich]
Loxigilla violacea Linnaeus 1758 [greater Antillean bullfinch]
G. Melanodera Bonaparte 1850
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Melanodera melanodera Quoy and Gaimard 1824 [white-bridled finch]
G. Melopyrrha Bonaparte 1853
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†Melopyrrha latirostris Steadman and Morgan 1985
Melopyrrha nigra Linnaeus 1758
G. Platyspiza Ridgway 1897
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Platyspiza crassirostris Gould 1837 [vegetarian finch]
G. Sicalis Boie 1828
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Sicalis flaveola Linnaeus 1766 [saffron finch]
G. Tiaris Swainson 1827
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Tiaris bicolor Linnaeus 1766 [black-faced grassquit]
G. Volatinia Reichenbach 1850
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Volatinia jacarina Linnaeus 1766 [blue-black grassquit]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.012 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Buenos Aires) Thraupidae indet. (202096)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Venezuela (Zulia) Volatinia jacarina, Sicalis flaveola (63515)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) Tiaris bicolor (144663)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands Coereba flaveola, Melopyrrha latirostris, Melopyrrha nigra (209851)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (San Salvador) Coereba flaveola (190744) Tiaris bicolor, Coereba flaveola (190743)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (New Providence Island) Coereba flaveola (144649) Tiaris bicolor, Loxigilla violacea (194588)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Cayman Islands Melopyrrha latirostris (194598 194601 194602)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Dominican Republic Tiaris bicolor, Loxigilla violacea (194485)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Ecuador (Galapagos) Geospiza fuliginosa, Geospiza magnirostris, Geospiza fortis, Geospiza pauper (190847) Geospiza indet., Geospiza fuliginosa, Geospiza magnirostris, Geospiza fortis (190845) Geospiza indet., Geospiza nebulosa, Geospiza fuliginosa, Geospiza magnirostris, Geospiza olivacea (190844) Geospiza indet., Geospiza nebulosa, Geospiza fuliginosa, Geospiza magnirostris, Geospiza olivacea, Geospiza fortis, Geospiza pauper, Geospiza scandens, Geospiza crassirostris, Geospiza parvula (190846)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bahamas Coereba flaveola (194596)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cayman Islands Melopyrrha latirostris (194599 194600)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Dominican Republic Tiaris bicolor, Loxigilla violacea (194484)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Jamaica Loxigilla violacea (215359)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Antigua and Barbuda Loxigilla noctis (94615)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Melanodera melanodera (194620)