NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Yellow-winged Tanager
Thraupis abbas (Deppe, 1830)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The yellow-winged tanager (Thraupis abbas) is a neotropical member of the tanager family. It is of average size for a tanager, about 18-centimetre (7.1 in) long. It is distinguished by the yellow patches on its dusky green wings, marking an otherwise dark bluish and gray body. It has a pale lavender tone on its throat and breast. The juvenile lacks this color, but has an olive-green head and upper back.
Wikipedia contributors, Yellow-winged tanager; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:51:23.143143+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Thraupis abbas (Deppe, 1830)
- Name authority
- (Deppe, 1830)
- Common name
- Yellow-winged Tanager
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Genus
- Thraupis
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyThraupidae
- genusThraupis F. Boie, 1826
- speciesThraupis abbas (Deppe, 1830)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Thraupis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Azure-shouldered TanagerThraupis cyanoptera (Vieillot, 1817) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Golden-chevroned TanagerThraupis ornata (Sparrman, 1789) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum (Wied-Neuwied, 1821) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca (Linnaeus, 1766) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Tangara abbas (Deppe, 1830) (Deppe, 1830) | synonym |
| Tanagra abbas Deppe, 1830 Deppe, 1830 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=563421 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:56LM2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.