Tanagers (Thraupidae)

Slaty-backed Hemispingus (Hemispingus goeringi) - HBW 16, p. 168

French: Tangara de Goering German: Graurückenhemispingus Spanish: Hemispingo Dorsigrís
Other common names: Slaty-backed Tanager

Taxonomy: Chlorospingus goeringi P. L. Sclater and Salvin, 1871, Páramos de Mérida, Vene­zuela.
Genus has been thought to belong with New World warblers (Parulidae), but recent molecular-genetic data support placement in present family; monophyly of genus questioned, supported by some molecular data, but other molecular data equivocal. Monotypic.

Distribution: Andes of Mérida and N Táchira, in W Venezuela.