NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Common Bush Tanager
Chlorospingus flavopectus (Lafresnaye, 1840)
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 common chlorospingus (Chlorospingus flavopectus), also referred to as common bush tanager, is a small passerine bird. It is a resident breeder in the highlands from central Mexico south to Bolivia and northwest Argentina. C. flavopectus in the loose sense is a notorious cryptic species complex, and several of the up to 25 subspecies recognized in recent times are likely to be distinct species. Some populations in fact appear to be more distinct than several other members of Chlorospingus.
Wikipedia contributors, Common chlorospingus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:17:26.842328+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chlorospingus flavopectus (Lafresnaye, 1840)
- Name authority
- (Lafresnaye, 1840)
- Common name
- Common Bush Tanager
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Passerellidae
- Genus
- Chlorospingus
- 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
- familyPasserellidae
- genusChlorospingus Cabanis, 1851
- speciesChlorospingus flavopectus (Lafresnaye, 1840)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chlorospingus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dusky Bush TanagerChlorospingus semifuscus P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1873 | PasserellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-throated Bush TanagerChlorospingus flavigularis (P. L. Sclater, 1852) | PasserellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ashy-throated Bush TanagerChlorospingus canigularis (Lafresnaye, 1848) | PasserellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Short-billed Bush-TanagerChlorospingus parvirostris Chapman, 1901 | PasserellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tacarcuna Bush TanagerChlorospingus tacarcunae Griscom, 1924 | PasserellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pirre Bush TanagerChlorospingus inornatus (Nelson, 1912) | PasserellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sooty-capped Bush TanagerChlorospingus pileatus Salvin, 1865 | PasserellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
South America
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=729241 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:69WZR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.