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Periporphyrus
Red-and-black grosbeak (Periporphyrus erythromelas)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Cardinalidae
Genus:	Periporphyrus Reichenbach, 1850
Type species
Loxia erythromelas Gmelin, JF, 1789

Periporphyrus is a genus of grosbeaks in the cardinal family Cardinalidae.

The genus was introduced by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach in 1850. The type species was subsequently designated as the red-and-black grosbeak. The name Periporphyrus combines the Ancient Greek peri meaning "exceedingly" with porphureos meaning "rosy".

The genus contains two species:

Genus Periporphyrus – Reichenbach, 1850 – two species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Crimson-collared grosbeak Male Female	Periporphyrus celaeno (Deppe, 1830)	Mexico (central Nuevo León and central Tamaulipas south to northern Veracruz)	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Red-and-black grosbeak Male	Periporphyrus erythromelas (Gmelin, JF, 1789)	Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC

References

1. Reichenbach, Ludwig (1850). Avium Systema Naturale (in German). Dresden and Leipzig: Expedition Vollständigsten Naturgeschichte. Plate LXXVII.
2. Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed. (1970). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 13. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 226.
3. Gray, George Robert (1855). Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds Contained in the British Museum. London: British Museum. p. 75.
4. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 298. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
5. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2023). "Cardinals, grosbeaks and (tanager) allies". IOC World Bird List Version 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

• Periporphyrus
• Bird genera
• Taxa named by Ludwig Reichenbach