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Mitrospingus
Dusky-faced tanager (Mitrospingus cassinii)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Mitrospingidae
Genus:	Mitrospingus Ridgway, 1898
Type species
Tachyphonus cassinii Lawrence, 1861

Mitrospingus is a genus of bird formerly in the family Thraupidae. Established by Robert Ridgway in 1898, it contains the following species:

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Mitrospingus cassinii	Dusky-faced tanager	Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela
	Mitrospingus oleagineus	Olive-backed tanager	Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela

The name Mitrospingus is a combination of the Greek words mitra meaning "cap" or "head-dress" and spingos, meaning "finch".

References

1. "Mitrospingidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
2. "ITIS Report: Mitrospingus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
3. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 257. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.

• Mitrospingus
• Taxa named by Robert Ridgway