Hesperiphona | |
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Male evening grosbeak | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Fringillidae |
Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
Genus: |
Hesperiphona Bonaparte, 1850 |
Type species | |
Fringilla vespertina
Cooper, W, 1825
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Hesperiphona is a genus in the finch family Fringillidae.
The genus was introduced in 1850 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte with the evening grosbeak as the type species. [1] The name combines the Ancient Greek hesperos meaning "evening" and phōnē meaning "sound" or "cry". [2]
The genus contains two species: [3]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Evening grosbeak |
Hesperiphona vespertina (W. Cooper, 1825) |
Canada and the western mountainous areas of the United States and Mexico |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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Hooded grosbeak |
Hesperiphona abeillei (Lesson, R, 1839) |
Central America, principally in Mexico and Guatemala. |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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