Anisognathus is a genus of boldly colored tanagers found in the highland forests and woodlands of South America.
Taxonomy and species list
The genus Anisognathus was introduced in 1850 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach. The type species was subsequently designated as the scarlet-bellied mountain tanager by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek anisos meaning "unequal" and gnathos meaning "lower jaw". Five species are placed in this genus.
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Distribution
Anisognathus melanogenys
Santa Marta mountain tanager
Santa Marta Mountains in Colombia
Anisognathus lacrymosus
Lacrimose mountain tanager
Venezuela, through Colombia and Ecuador, to Peru.
Anisognathus igniventris
Scarlet-bellied mountain tanager
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela
Anisognathus somptuosus
Blue-winged mountain tanager
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil
Anisognathus notabilis
Black-chinned mountain tanager
Colombia and Ecuador
