Tanagers (Thraupidae)
Lesser Antillean Tanager (Tangara cucullata) - HBW 16, p. 229
French: Calliste dos-bleu
German: Rotkappentangare
Spanish: Tangara Antillana
Other common names: Hooded Tanager!
Taxonomy: A.[glaia] Cucullata Swainson, 1834, no locality = Grenada.
Forms a superspecies with T. cayana, T. peruviana, T. preciosa, T. vitriolina and T. meyerdeschauenseei. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- versicolor (Lawrence, 1878) - St Vincent, in S Lesser Antilles.
- cucullata (Swainson, 1834) - Grenada, in S Lesser Antilles.
- Least Concern
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