The white-capped tanager (Sericossypha albocristata) is a South American bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus Sericossypha . It is the heaviest but not the longest species of tanager, at a weight of 114 g (4 oz) and a length of 24 cm (9.5 in). This species is glossy black overall with a large white crown and a red throat (which is brightest in adult males). It occurs in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru at elevations of 1600–3200 m. It lives in humid Andean forest in groups of up to 20 individuals. Flocks of these tanagers stay in tight formation, often foraging from tree to tree together. They may eat fruits, seeds, hymenoptera, and coleoptera.
The white-capped tanager was formally described in 1843 by the French ornithologist Frédéric de Lafresnaye under the Latin name Tanagra (Lamprotes) albo-cristatus.[2][3] The species is now the only species placed in the genusSericossypha that was introduced in 1844 by René Lesson.[4][5] The genus name combines the Ancient Greeksērikos meaning "silken" with kossuphos meaning "blackbird". The specific epithet albocristata is formed from the Latinalbus meaning "white" with cristatus meaning "crested" or "plumed".[6] The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.[5]
See alsoedit
Magpie tanager – the longest species in the tanager family
Referencesedit
^BirdLife International (2018). "Sericossypha albocristata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22722156A132150808. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22722156A132150808.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^de Lafresnaye, Frédéric (1843). "Description de quelques oiseaux nouveaux de Colombie". Revue Zoologique (in French). 6: 131–133 [132].
^Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed. (1970). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 13. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 254.
^Lesson, René (1844). "Catalogue des oiseaux nouveaux ou peu connus de la collection Abeillé". L'Echo du Monde Savant (in French). Part 2. Col. 302.
^ abGill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Tanagers and allies". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 39, 354. ISBN978-1-4081-2501-4.
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