Genus: Tersina
Description
Taxonomy
Tersina is a genus in the family Thraupidae. According to SACC1, this genus is close to Dacnis and Cyanerpes, embedded in the middle of Tanagers through both molecular and morphological data; in the past, it has been treated as a member of a monotypic family Tersinidae or as the basal sister taxon to all other tanagers.
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T. viridis | Swallow Tanager | ||
References
- SACC Baseline read in November 2008