List of tanager species

The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 386 tanager species in family Thraupidae, which are distributed among 108 genera. One species on the list, the St. Kitts bullfinch, is extinct. This family is found only in the New World, primarily in South and Middle America and the Caribbean, though a few species are occasionally found in the United States. (The 20 species called tanagers in genera Piranga, Habia, and Chlorothraupis are members of another family, Cardinalidae). This list is presented in IOC taxonomic sequence and is also sortable alphabetically by common name and binomial name.

List

Common name	Binomial name	IOC sequence
Plushcap	Catamblyrhynchus diadema	1
Coal-crested finch	Charitospiza eucosma	2
Brown tanager	Orchesticus abeillei	3
Yellow-shouldered grosbeak	Parkerthraustes humeralis	4
Hooded tanager	Nemosia pileata	5
Cherry-throated tanager	Nemosia rourei	6
Blue-backed tanager	Cyanicterus cyanicterus	7
White-capped tanager	Sericossypha albocristata	8
Scarlet-throated tanager	Compsothraupis loricata	9
Black-masked finch	Coryphaspiza melanotis	10
Pampa finch	Embernagra platensis	11
Serra finch	Embernagra longicauda	12
Lesser grass finch	Emberizoides ypiranganus	13
Wedge-tailed grass finch	Emberizoides herbicola	14
Duida grass finch	Emberizoides duidae	15
Great Inca finch	Incaspiza pulchra	16
Rufous-backed Inca finch	Incaspiza personata	17
Grey-winged Inca finch	Incaspiza ortizi	18
Buff-bridled Inca finch	Incaspiza laeta	19
Little Inca finch	Incaspiza watkinsi	20
Mourning sierra finch	Rhopospina fruticeti	21
Blue finch	Porphyrospiza caerulescens	22
Band-tailed sierra finch	Porphyrospiza alaudina	23
Carbonated sierra finch	Porphyrospiza carbonaria	24
Green honeycreeper	Chlorophanes spiza	25
Golden-collared honeycreeper	Iridophanes pulcherrimus	26
Scarlet-and-white tanager	Chrysothlypis salmoni	27
Black-and-yellow tanager	Chrysothlypis chrysomelas	28
Sulphur-rumped tanager	Heterospingus rubrifrons	29
Scarlet-browed tanager	Heterospingus xanthopygius	30
Yellow-backed tanager	Hemithraupis flavicollis	31
Guira tanager	Hemithraupis guira	32
Rufous-headed tanager	Hemithraupis ruficapilla	33
Swallow tanager	Tersina viridis	34
Purple honeycreeper	Cyanerpes caeruleus	35
Red-legged honeycreeper	Cyanerpes cyaneus	36
Short-billed honeycreeper	Cyanerpes nitidus	37
Shining honeycreeper	Cyanerpes lucidus	38
Scarlet-breasted dacnis	Dacnis berlepschi	39
Scarlet-thighed dacnis	Dacnis venusta	40
Blue dacnis	Dacnis cayana	41
Yellow-bellied dacnis	Dacnis flaviventer	42
Turquoise dacnis	Dacnis hartlaubi	43
Black-faced dacnis	Dacnis lineata	44
Yellow-tufted dacnis	Dacnis egregia	45
Viridian dacnis	Dacnis viguieri	46
Black-legged dacnis	Dacnis nigripes	47
White-bellied dacnis	Dacnis albiventris	48
Many-colored chaco finch	Saltatricula multicolor	49
Black-throated saltator	Saltatricula atricollis	50
Orinoco saltator	Saltator orenocensis	51
Green-winged saltator	Saltator similis	52
Cinnamon-bellied saltator	Saltator grandis	53
Olive-grey saltator	Saltator olivascens	54
Bluish-grey saltator	Saltator coerulescens	55
Streaked saltator	Saltator striatipectus	56
Lesser Antillean saltator	Saltator albicollis	57
Buff-throated saltator	Saltator maximus	58
Black-winged saltator	Saltator atripennis	59
Black-headed saltator	Saltator atriceps	60
Black-cowled saltator	Saltator nigriceps	61
Black-throated grosbeak	Saltator fuliginosus	62
Slate-colored grosbeak	Saltator grossus	63
Masked saltator	Saltator cinctus	64
Thick-billed saltator	Saltator maxillosus	65
Golden-billed saltator	Saltator aurantiirostris	66
Bananaquit	Coereba flaveola	67
Yellow-faced grassquit	Tiaris olivaceus	68
Orangequit	Euneornis campestris	69
Puerto Rican bullfinch	Melopyrrha portoricensis	70
St. Kitts bullfinch	Melopyrrha grandis	71
Greater Antillean bullfinch	Melopyrrha violacea	72
Cuban bullfinch	Melopyrrha nigra	73
Yellow-shouldered grassquit	Loxipasser anoxanthus	74
Cuban grassquit	Phonipara canora	75
Barbados bullfinch	Loxigilla barbadensis	76
Lesser Antillean bullfinch	Loxigilla noctis	77
St. Lucia black finch	Melanospiza richardsoni	78
Black-faced grassquit	Melanospiza bicolor	79
Sooty grassquit	Asemospiza fuliginosa	80
Dull-colored grassquit	Asemospiza obscura	81
Green warbler-finch	Certhidea olivacea	82
Grey warbler-finch	Certhidea fusca	83
Vegetarian finch	Platyspiza crassirostris	84
Cocos finch	Pinaroloxias inornata	85
Mangrove finch	Camarhynchus heliobates	86
Medium tree finch	Camarhynchus pauper	87
Woodpecker finch	Camarhynchus pallidus	88
Small tree finch	Camarhynchus parvulus	89
Large tree finch	Camarhynchus psittacula	90
Small ground finch	Geospiza fuliginosa	91
Sharp-beaked ground finch	Geospiza difficilis	92
Genovesa ground finch	Geospiza acutirostris	93
Vampire ground finch	Geospiza septentrionalis	94
Espanola cactus finch	Geospiza conirostris	95
Genovesa cactus finch	Geospiza propinqua	96
Large ground finch	Geospiza magnirostris	97
Common cactus finch	Geospiza scandens	98
Medium ground finch	Geospiza fortis	99
Blue-black grassquit	Volatinia jacarina	100
Black-and-white tanager	Conothraupis speculigera	101
Cone-billed tanager	Conothraupis mesoleuca	102
Rufous-crested tanager	Creurgops verticalis	103
Slaty tanager	Creurgops dentatus	104
Grey-headed tanager	Eucometis penicillata	105
Black-goggled tanager	Trichothraupis melanops	106
Inti tanager	Heliothraupis oneilli	107
Flame-crested tanager	Loriotus cristatus	108
White-shouldered tanager	Loriotus luctuosus	109
Yellow-crested tanager	Loriotus rufiventer	110
Grey pileated finch	Coryphospingus pileatus	111
Red pileated finch	Coryphospingus cucullatus	112
Fulvous-crested tanager	Tachyphonus surinamus	113
Tawny-crested tanager	Tachyphonus delatrii	114
White-lined tanager	Tachyphonus rufus	115
Red-shouldered tanager	Tachyphonus phoenicius	116
Ruby-crowned tanager	Tachyphonus coronatus	117
Crimson-breasted finch	Rhodospingus cruentus	118
White-winged shrike-tanager	Lanio versicolor	119
Fulvous shrike-tanager	Lanio fulvus	120
Black-throated shrike-tanager	Lanio aurantius	121
White-throated shrike-tanager	Lanio leucothorax	122
Crimson-collared tanager	Ramphocelus sanguinolentus	123
Flame-rumped tanager	Ramphocelus flammigerus	124
Lemon-rumped tanager	Ramphocelus icteronotus	125
Scarlet-rumped tanager	Ramphocelus passerinii	126
Brazilian tanager	Ramphocelus bresilia	127
Crimson-backed tanager	Ramphocelus dimidiatus	128
Masked crimson tanager	Ramphocelus nigrogularis	129
Huallaga tanager	Ramphocelus melanogaster	130
Silver-beaked tanager	Ramphocelus carbo	131
Lesson's seedeater	Sporophila bouvronides	132
Lined seedeater	Sporophila lineola	133
Cinnamon-rumped seedeater	Sporophila torqueola	134
Morelet's seedeater	Sporophila morelleti	135
Variable seedeater	Sporophila corvina	136
Grey seedeater	Sporophila intermedia	137
Wing-barred seedeater	Sporophila americana	138
White-naped seedeater	Sporophila fringilloides	139
Black-and-white seedeater	Sporophila luctuosa	140
Double-collared seedeater	Sporophila caerulescens	141
Yellow-bellied seedeater	Sporophila nigricollis	142
Dubois's seedeater	Sporophila ardesiaca	143
Thick-billed seed finch	Sporophila funerea	144
Chestnut-bellied seed finch	Sporophila angolensis	145
Nicaraguan seed finch	Sporophila nuttingi	146
Great-billed seed finch	Sporophila maximiliani	147
Large-billed seed finch	Sporophila crassirostris	148
Black-billed seed finch	Sporophila atrirostris	149
Slate-colored seedeater	Sporophila schistacea	150
Temminck's seedeater	Sporophila falcirostris	151
Buffy-fronted seedeater	Sporophila frontalis	152
Plumbeous seedeater	Sporophila plumbea	153
Tropeiro seedeater	Sporophila beltoni	154
Rusty-collared seedeater	Sporophila collaris	155
White-throated seedeater	Sporophila albogularis	156
White-bellied seedeater	Sporophila leucoptera	157
Parrot-billed seedeater	Sporophila peruviana	158
Chestnut-throated seedeater	Sporophila telasco	159
Drab seedeater	Sporophila simplex	160
Chestnut-bellied seedeater	Sporophila castaneiventris	161
Ruddy-breasted seedeater	Sporophila minuta	162
Copper seedeater	Sporophila bouvreuil	163
Black-and-tawny seedeater	Sporophila nigrorufa	164
Tawny-bellied seedeater	Sporophila hypoxantha	165
Dark-throated seedeater	Sporophila ruficollis	166
Pearly-bellied seedeater	Sporophila pileata	167
Rufous-rumped seedeater	Sporophila hypochroma	168
Chestnut seedeater	Sporophila cinnamomea	169
Marsh seedeater	Sporophila palustris	170
Black-bellied seedeater	Sporophila melanogaster	171
Cinereous finch	Piezorina cinerea	172
Slender-billed finch	Xenospingus concolor	173
Grey-hooded bush tanager	Cnemoscopus rubrirostris	174
Black-headed hemispingus	Pseudospingus verticalis	175
Drab hemispingus	Pseudospingus xanthophthalmus	176
Bolivian warbling finch	Poospiza boliviana	177
Cinnamon warbling finch	Poospiza ornata	178
Black-and-rufous warbling finch	Poospiza nigrorufa	179
Black-and-chestnut warbling finch	Poospiza whitii	180
Collared warbling finch	Poospiza hispaniolensis	181
Rufous-breasted warbling finch	Poospiza rubecula	182
Tucuman mountain finch	Poospiza baeri	183
Cochabamba mountain finch	Poospiza garleppi	184
Slaty-backed hemispingus	Poospiza goeringi	185
Rufous-browed hemispingus	Poospiza rufosuperciliaris	186
Grey-capped hemispingus	Kleinothraupis reyi	187
Black-capped hemispingus	Kleinothraupis atropileus	188
White-browed hemispingus	Kleinothraupis auricularis	189
Orange-browed hemispingus	Kleinothraupis calophrys	190
Parodi's hemispingus	Kleinothraupis parodii	191
Oleaginous hemispingus	Sphenopsis frontalis	192
Black-eared hemispingus	Sphenopsis melanotis	193
Western hemispingus	Sphenopsis ochracea	194
Piura hemispingus	Sphenopsis piurae	195
Fulvous-headed tanager	Thlypopsis fulviceps	196
Buff-bellied tanager	Thlypopsis inornata	197
Orange-headed tanager	Thlypopsis sordida	198
Chestnut-headed tanager	Thlypopsis pyrrhocoma	199
Rust-and-yellow tanager	Thlypopsis ruficeps	200
Superciliaried hemispingus	Thlypopsis superciliaris	201
Rufous-chested tanager	Thlypopsis ornata	202
Brown-flanked tanager	Thlypopsis pectoralis	203
Bay-chested warbling finch	Castanozoster thoracicus	204
Long-tailed reed finch	Donacospiza albifrons	205
White-rumped tanager	Cypsnagra hirundinacea	206
Rufous-sided warbling finch	Poospizopsis hypocondria	207
Chestnut-breasted mountain finch	Poospizopsis caesar	208
Black-backed bush tanager	Urothraupis stolzmanni	209
Pardusco	Nephelornis oneilli	210
Buff-throated warbling finch	Microspingus lateralis	211
Grey-throated warbling finch	Microspingus cabanisi	212
Rusty-browed warbling finch	Microspingus erythrophrys	213
Plain-tailed warbling finch	Microspingus alticola	214
Ringed warbling finch	Microspingus torquatus	215
Three-striped hemispingus	Microspingus trifasciatus	216
Black-capped warbling finch	Microspingus melanoleucus	217
Cinereous warbling finch	Microspingus cinereus	218
Pearly-breasted conebill	Conirostrum margaritae	219
Bicolored conebill	Conirostrum bicolor	220
Chestnut-vented conebill	Conirostrum speciosum	221
White-eared conebill	Conirostrum leucogenys	222
Capped conebill	Conirostrum albifrons	223
Giant conebill	Conirostrum binghami	224
Blue-backed conebill	Conirostrum sitticolor	225
White-browed conebill	Conirostrum ferrugineiventre	226
Tamarugo conebill	Conirostrum tamarugense	227
Rufous-browed conebill	Conirostrum rufum	228
Cinereous conebill	Conirostrum cinereum	229
Stripe-tailed yellow finch	Sicalis citrina	230
Sulphur-throated finch	Sicalis taczanowskii	231
Bright-rumped yellow finch	Sicalis uropygialis	232
Saffron finch	Sicalis flaveola	233
Orange-fronted yellow finch	Sicalis columbiana	234
Grassland yellow finch	Sicalis luteola	235
Citron-headed yellow finch	Sicalis luteocephala	236
Patagonian yellow finch	Sicalis lebruni	237
Greenish yellow finch	Sicalis olivascens	238
Monte yellow finch	Sicalis mendozae	239
Greater yellow finch	Sicalis auriventris	240
Raimondi's yellow finch	Sicalis raimondii	241
Puna yellow finch	Sicalis lutea	242
Grey-hooded sierra finch	Phrygilus gayi	243
Patagonian sierra finch	Phrygilus patagonicus	244
Black-hooded sierra finch	Phrygilus atriceps	245
Peruvian sierra finch	Phrygilus punensis	246
Inaccessible Island finch	Nesospiza acunhae	247
Wilkins's finch	Nesospiza wilkinsi	248
Nightingale Island finch	Nesospiza questi	249
Gough finch	Rowettia goughensis	250
White-bridled finch	Melanodera melanodera	251
Yellow-bridled finch	Melanodera xanthogramma	252
Ash-breasted sierra finch	Geospizopsis plebejus	253
Plumbeous sierra finch	Geospizopsis unicolor	254
Uniform finch	Haplospiza unicolor	255
Slaty finch	Haplospiza rustica	256
Peg-billed finch	Acanthidops bairdi	257
Tit-like dacnis	Xenodacnis parina	258
Red-backed sierra finch	Idiopsar dorsalis	259
White-throated sierra finch	Idiopsar erythronotus	260
Glacier finch	Idiopsar speculifer	261
Boulder finch	Idiopsar brachyurus	262
Band-tailed seedeater	Catamenia analis	263
Plain-colored seedeater	Catamenia inornata	264
Paramo seedeater	Catamenia homochroa	265
Golden-eyed flowerpiercer	Diglossa glauca	266
Bluish flowerpiercer	Diglossa caerulescens	267
Masked flowerpiercer	Diglossa cyanea	268
Indigo flowerpiercer	Diglossa indigotica	269
Rusty flowerpiercer	Diglossa sittoides	270
Slaty flowerpiercer	Diglossa plumbea	271
Cinnamon-bellied flowerpiercer	Diglossa baritula	272
Moustached flowerpiercer	Diglossa mystacalis	273
Glossy flowerpiercer	Diglossa lafresnayii	274
Chestnut-bellied flowerpiercer	Diglossa gloriosissima	275
Scaled flowerpiercer	Diglossa duidae	276
Greater flowerpiercer	Diglossa major	277
Venezuelan flowerpiercer	Diglossa venezuelensis	278
White-sided flowerpiercer	Diglossa albilatera	279
Grey-bellied flowerpiercer	Diglossa carbonaria	280
Black-throated flowerpiercer	Diglossa brunneiventris	281
Merida flowerpiercer	Diglossa gloriosa	282
Black flowerpiercer	Diglossa humeralis	283
Vermilion tanager	Calochaetes coccineus	284
Purplish-mantled tanager	Iridosornis porphyrocephalus	285
Yellow-throated tanager	Iridosornis analis	286
Golden-collared tanager	Iridosornis jelskii	287
Yellow-scarfed tanager	Iridosornis reinhardti	288
Golden-crowned tanager	Iridosornis rufivertex	289
Fawn-breasted tanager	Pipraeidea melanonota	290
Blue-and-yellow tanager	Rauenia bonariensis	291
Rufous-bellied mountain tanager	Pseudosaltator rufiventris	292
Buff-breasted mountain tanager	Dubusia taeniata	293
Chestnut-bellied mountain tanager	Dubusia castaneoventris	294
Hooded mountain tanager	Buthraupis montana	295
Blue-capped tanager	Sporathraupis cyanocephala	296
Masked mountain tanager	Tephrophilus wetmorei	297
Grass-green tanager	Chlorornis riefferii	298
Black-chested mountain tanager	Cnemathraupis eximia	299
Golden-backed mountain tanager	Cnemathraupis aureodorsalis	300
Blue-winged mountain tanager	Anisognathus somptuosus	301
Black-chinned mountain tanager	Anisognathus notabilis	302
Santa Marta mountain tanager	Anisognathus melanogenys	303
Scarlet-bellied mountain tanager	Anisognathus igniventris	304
Lacrimose mountain tanager	Anisognathus lacrymosus	305
Glistening-green tanager	Chlorochrysa phoenicotis	306
Multicolored tanager	Chlorochrysa nitidissima	307
Orange-eared tanager	Chlorochrysa calliparaea	308
Orange-throated tanager	Wetmorethraupis sterrhopteron	309
Yellow-green tanager	Bangsia flavovirens	310
Blue-and-gold tanager	Bangsia arcaei	311
Gold-ringed tanager	Bangsia aureocincta	312
Moss-backed tanager	Bangsia edwardsi	313
Golden-chested tanager	Bangsia rothschildi	314
Black-and-gold tanager	Bangsia melanochlamys	315
Grey-crested finch	Lophospingus griseocristatus	316
Black-crested finch	Lophospingus pusillus	317
Shrike-like tanager	Neothraupis fasciata	318
Diuca finch	Diuca diuca	319
Yellow cardinal	Gubernatrix cristata	320
Diademed tanager	Stephanophorus diadematus	321
Magpie tanager	Cissopis leverianus	322
Black-faced tanager	Schistochlamys melanopis	323
Cinnamon tanager	Schistochlamys ruficapillus	324
Red-crested cardinal	Paroaria coronata	325
Red-cowled cardinal	Paroaria dominicana	326
Crimson-fronted cardinal	Paroaria baeri	327
Yellow-billed cardinal	Paroaria capitata	328
Masked cardinal	Paroaria nigrogenis	329
Red-capped cardinal	Paroaria gularis	330
Dotted tanager	Ixothraupis varia	331
Rufous-throated tanager	Ixothraupis rufigula	332
Spotted tanager	Ixothraupis punctata	333
Speckled tanager	Ixothraupis guttata	334
Yellow-bellied tanager	Ixothraupis xanthogastra	335
Golden-naped tanager	Chalcothraupis ruficervix	336
Azure-rumped tanager	Poecilostreptus cabanisi	337
Grey-and-gold tanager	Poecilostreptus palmeri	338
Blue-grey tanager	Thraupis episcopus	339
Sayaca tanager	Thraupis sayaca	340
Glaucous tanager	Thraupis glaucocolpa	341
Azure-shouldered tanager	Thraupis cyanoptera	342
Yellow-winged tanager	Thraupis abbas	343
Golden-chevroned tanager	Thraupis ornata	344
Palm tanager	Thraupis palmarum	345
Black-headed tanager	Stilpnia cyanoptera	346
Silver-backed tanager	Stilpnia viridicollis	347
Sira tanager	Stilpnia phillipsi	348
Straw-backed tanager	Stilpnia argyrofenges	349
Black-capped tanager	Stilpnia heinei	350
Golden-hooded tanager	Stilpnia larvata	351
Blue-necked tanager	Stilpnia cyanicollis	352
Masked tanager	Stilpnia nigrocincta	353
Black-backed tanager	Stilpnia peruviana	354
Chestnut-backed tanager	Stilpnia preciosa	355
Green-capped tanager	Stilpnia meyerdeschauenseei	356
Scrub tanager	Stilpnia vitriolina	357
Burnished-buff tanager	Stilpnia cayana	358
Lesser Antillean tanager	Stilpnia cucullata	359
Blue-and-black tanager	Tangara vassorii	360
Beryl-spangled tanager	Tangara nigroviridis	361
Spangle-cheeked tanager	Tangara dowii	362
Green-naped tanager	Tangara fucosa	363
Blue-browed tanager	Tangara cyanotis	364
Rufous-cheeked tanager	Tangara rufigenis	365
Metallic-green tanager	Tangara labradorides	366
Bay-headed tanager	Tangara gyrola	367
Rufous-winged tanager	Tangara lavinia	368
Golden-eared tanager	Tangara chrysotis	369
Saffron-crowned tanager	Tangara xanthocephala	370
Flame-faced tanager	Tangara parzudakii	371
Blue-whiskered tanager	Tangara johannae	372
Green-and-gold tanager	Tangara schrankii	373
Golden tanager	Tangara arthus	374
Emerald tanager	Tangara florida	375
Silver-throated tanager	Tangara icterocephala	376
Seven-colored tanager	Tangara fastuosa	377
Green-headed tanager	Tangara seledon	378
Red-necked tanager	Tangara cyanocephala	379
Brassy-breasted tanager	Tangara desmaresti	380
Gilt-edged tanager	Tangara cyanoventris	381
Plain-colored tanager	Tangara inornata	382
Turquoise tanager	Tangara mexicana	383
Paradise tanager	Tangara chilensis	384
Opal-crowned tanager	Tangara callophrys	385
Opal-rumped tanager	Tangara velia	386