Species List
1) "Masked" clade:
- Genus Periporphyrus
- Red-and-black Grosbeak, Periporphyrus erythromelas
- Genus Caryothraustes
- Black-faced Grosbeak, Caryothraustes poliogaster
- Yellow-green Grosbeak, Caryothraustes canadensis
- Genus Rhodothraupis
- Crimson-collared Grosbeak, Rhodothraupis celaeno
- Genus Cardinalis
- Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis
- Pyrrhuloxia, Cardinalis sinuatus
- Vermilion Cardinal, Cardinalis phoeniceus
- Genus Piranga (from Thraupidae)
- Rose-throated Tanager, Piranga roseogularis
- Hepatic Tanager, Piranga flava
- Scarlet Tanager, Piranga olivacea
- Summer Tanager, Piranga rubra
- Western Tanager, Piranga ludoviciana
- Flame-colored Tanager, Piranga bidentata
- White-winged Tanager, Piranga leucoptera
- Red-headed Tanager, Piranga erythrocephala
- Red-hooded Tanager, Piranga rubriceps
2) "Blue" clade:
- Genus Amaurospiza (from Emberizidae)
- Blue Seedeater, Amaurospiza concolor
- Carrizal Seedeater, Amaurospiza carrizalensis
- Blackish-blue Seedeater, Amaurospiza moesta
- Genus Cyanocompsa
- Ultramarine Grosbeak, Cyanocompsa brissonii
- Blue Bunting, Cyanocompsa parellina
- Blue-black Grosbeak, Cyanocompsa cyanoides
- Genus Cyanoloxia
- Glaucous-blue Grosbeak, Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea
- Genus Passerina, North American buntings
- Blue Grosbeak, Passerina caerulea - sometimes separated in Guiraca
- Lazuli Bunting, Passerina amoena
- Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea
- Varied Bunting, Passerina versicolor
- Painted Bunting, Passerina ciris
- Rose-bellied Bunting, Passerina rositae
- Orange-breasted Bunting, Passerina leclancherii
- Genus Spiza
- Dickcissel, Spiza americana
3) Ant-tanager clade:
- Genus Habia (from Thraupidae)
- Red-crowned Ant-tanager, Habia rubica
- Red-throated Ant-tanager, Habia fuscicauda
- Sooty Ant-tanager, Habia gutturalis
- Black-cheeked Ant-tanager, Habia atrimaxillaris
- Crested Ant-tanager, Habia cristata
- Genus Chlorothraupis (from Thraupidae)
- Olive Tanager, Chlorothraupis carmioli
- Carmiol's Tanager, Chlorothraupis (c.) carmioli
- Olive Tanager, Chlorothraupis (c.) frenata
- Lemon-spectacled Tanager, Chlorothraupis olivacea
- Ochre-breasted Tanager, Chlorothraupis stolzmanni
- Olive Tanager, Chlorothraupis carmioli
4) "Chat" clade:
- Genus Granatellus (from Parulidae)
- Red-breasted Chat, Granatellus venustus
- Gray-throated Chat, Granatellus sallaei
- Rose-breasted Chat, Granatellus pelzelni
5) "Pheucticus" clade:
- Genus Pheucticus
- Yellow Grosbeak, Pheucticus chrysopeplus
- Golden-bellied Grosbeak, Pheucticus chrysogaster
- Black-thighed Grosbeak, Pheucticus tibialis
- Black-backed Grosbeak, Pheucticus aureoventris
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus
- Black-headed Grosbeak, Pheucticus melanocephalus
Incertae sedis - these birds traditionally placed in the cardinal family are biochemically related to various tanager (Thraupidae) groups:
- Genus Saltator, the saltators (biochemical studies suggest the saltators may be a sister group to tanagers)
- Lesser Antillean Saltator, Saltator albicollis
- Streaked Saltator, Saltator striatipectus
- Grayish Saltator, Saltator coerulescens
- Buff-throated Saltator, Saltator maximus
- Black-headed Saltator, Saltator atriceps
- Slate-colored Grosbeak, Saltator grossus
- Black-throated Grosbeak, Saltator fuliginosus
- Black-winged Saltator, Saltator atripennis
- Green-winged Saltator, Saltator similis
- Orinocan Saltator, Saltator orenocensis
- Black-cowled Saltator, Saltator nigriceps
- Golden-billed Saltator, Saltator aurantiirostris
- Thick-billed Saltator, Saltator maxillosus
- Masked Saltator, Saltator cinctus
- Black-throated Saltator, Saltator atricollis
- Rufous-bellied Saltator, Saltator? rufiventris - apparently a mountain-tanager
- Genus Porphyrospiza (this species appears to be related to the tanager species Band-tailed Sierra-finch)
- Yellow-billed Blue Finch, Porphyrospiza caerulescens
- Genus Parkerthraustes (this species appears to be a tanager)
- Yellow-shouldered Grosbeak, Parkerthraustes humeralis
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