Dusky-faced Tanager
Mitrospingus cassinii
Mitrospingid Tanagers (Mitrospingidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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Family
The Mitrospingidae is a family of passerine birds. It consists of three genera and four species. The family is found in South America and southern Central America.
Order
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …