Phaenicophilus
| Phaenicophilus | |
|---|---|
| Black-crowned tanager (Phaenicophilus palmarum) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Phaenicophilidae |
| Genus: | Phaenicophilus Strickland, 1851 |
| Type species | |
| Turdus palmarum Linnaeus, 1766 | |
Phaenicophilus is a genus of birds that was formerly placed in the family Thraupidae, but is now placed in the Hispaniolan tanager family Phaenicophilidae. Its members are known as palm-tanagers.
The genus Phaenicophilus was introduced by the English geologist and naturalist Hugh Edwin Strickland in 1851. The type species was subsequently designated as the black-crowned palm-tanager.
The genus contains the following species:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phaenicophilus palmarum | Black-crowned palm-tanager | Haiti and the Dominican Republic | |
| Phaenicophilus poliocephalus | Grey-crowned palm-tanager | Haiti and the Dominican Republic | |
