Dubusia


Dubusia is a small genus of mountain tanagers found in South America.

Taxonomy and species list

The genus Dubusia was introduced in 1850 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte. The name was chosen to honor the Belgian politician and ornithologist Bernard [du Bus de Gisignies]. The type species was subsequently designated as the buff-breasted mountain tanager.
The genus contains four species:
ImageCommon nameScientific nameDistribution
Buff-banded mountain tanagerDubusia taeniataBolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela
Carriker's mountain tanagerDubusia carrikerinorthern Colombia
Streak-crowned mountain tanagerDubusia stictocephalaPeru
Chestnut-bellied mountain tanagerDubusia castaneoventrisBolivia and Peru