Caryothraustes
| Caryothraustes | |
|---|---|
| Black-faced grosbeak (Caryothraustes poliogaster) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cardinalidae |
| Genus: | Caryothraustes Reichenbach, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Coccothraustes viridis = Loxia canadensis Linnaeus, 1766 | |
Caryothraustes is a genus of grosbeak in the family Cardinalidae.
The genus was introduced by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach in 1850. The type species was subsequently designated as the yellow-green grosbeak. The name Caryothraustes combines the Ancient Greek words karuon "nut" and thraustēs "breaker".