Schistochlamys

See text Schistochlamys is a genus of Neotropical birds in the tanager family Thraupidae.

The genus Schistochlamys was introduced in 1850 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach.

[1][2] The type species is a subspecies of the cinnamon tanager with the trinomial Schistochlamys ruficapillus capistrata.

[3][4][5] The genus name combines the Late Latin schistus meaning "slate" and the Ancient Greek khlamus meaning "mantle" or "cloak".

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