NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Golden-chevroned Tanager
Thraupis ornata (Sparrman, 1789)
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 golden-chevroned tanager (Thraupis ornata) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
It is endemic to Brazil.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest.
Wikipedia contributors, Golden-chevroned tanager; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:00:23.699979+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Thraupis ornata (Sparrman, 1789)
- Name authority
- (Sparrman, 1789)
- Common name
- Golden-chevroned 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 ornata (Sparrman, 1789)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow-winged TanagerThraupis abbas (Deppe, 1830) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Azure-shouldered TanagerThraupis cyanoptera (Vieillot, 1817) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Tanagra ornata Sparrman, 1789 Sparrman, 1789 | synonym |
| Tangara ornata (Sparrman, 1789) (Sparrman, 1789) | synonym |
| Tangara ornata ornata (Sparrman, 1789) (Sparrman, 1789) | 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=563427 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:56LM8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.