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Passerini's Tanager

Ramphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Ramphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831
Name authority
Bonaparte, 1831
Common name
Passerini's Tanager
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Thraupidae
Genus
Ramphocelus
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAves
  9. orderPasseriformes
  10. familyThraupidae
  11. genusRamphocelus Desmarest, 1805
  12. speciesRamphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Ramphocelus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Masked Crimson TanagerRamphocelus nigrogularis (Spix, 1825)ThraupidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatus Lafresnaye, 1837ThraupidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Brazilian TanagerRamphocelus bresilia (Linnaeus, 1766)ThraupidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carbo (Pallas, 1764)ThraupidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Crimson-collared TanagerRamphocelus sanguinolentus (R. Lesson, 1831)ThraupidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Lemon-rumped TanagerRamphocelus icteronotus Bonaparte, 1838ThraupidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Middle 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.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=562686 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:78R6M. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.