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Tanagers (Thraupidae)

Hooded Tanager (Nemosia pileata) - HBW 16, p. 161

French: Tangara coiffe-noire German: Schwarzkappentangare Spanish: Tangara Encapuchada

Taxonomy: Tanagra pileata Boddaert, 1783, Cayenne, French Guiana.
Molecular-genetic data indicate that present genus and Sericossypha are probably sister-taxa. Six subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • hypoleuca Todd, 1916 - NW Colombia (Córdoba E in coastal region to Magdalena and S in Magdalena Valley to S Cesar) and N Venezuela (Zulia and Lara E to Distrito Federal, Delta Amacuro and N Bolívar).
  • surinamensis J. T. Zimmer, 1947 - Guyana and Suriname.
  • pileata (Boddaert, 1783) - French Guiana and WC Brazil (S of R Amazon between R Madeira and R Tapajós) S to extreme N Bolivia.

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  • hypoleuca Todd, 1916 - NW Colombia (Córdoba E in coastal region to Magdalena and S in Magdalena Valley to S Cesar) and N Venezuela (Zulia and Lara E to Distrito Federal, Delta Amacuro and N Bolívar).
  • surinamensis J. T. Zimmer, 1947 - Guyana and Suriname.
  • pileata (Boddaert, 1783) - French Guiana and WC Brazil (S of R Amazon between R Madeira and R Tapajós) S to extreme N Bolivia.
  • interna J. T. Zimmer, 1947 - CN Brazil in lower R Negro and upper R Branco regions.
  • nana Berlepsch, 1912 - NE Peru and W Brazil (E to lower R Madeira).
  • caerulea (Wied, 1831) - E & S Brazil (S of R Amazon and E of R Tapajós), and extreme SE Peru E to E Bolivia, Paraguay and NW & NE Argentina.
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