Cyanocompsa cyanoides

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Parvordo: Passerida
Superfamilia: Passeroidea
Familia: Cardinalidae
Subfamilia: Emberizinae
Tribus: Cardinalini
Genus: Cyanocompsa
Species: Cyanocompsa cyanoides
Subspecies: C. c. concreta - C. c. cyanoides - C. c. rothschildii - C. c. caerulescens

Name

Cyanocompsa cyanoides (Lafresnaye, 1847)

Synonyms

* Passerina cyanoides

Vernacular names
English: Blue-black Grosbeak
Português: Azulão

Reference

Revue Zoologique, par la Societe Cuvierienne 10 p.74

The Blue-black Grosbeak (Cyanocompsa cyanoides) is a species of songbird in the Cardinalidae family.

It is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.

References

* BirdLife International 2004. Cyanocompsa cyanoides. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.