The Puerto Rican tanager is a small passerine bird endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico. It is the only member of the genus Nesospingus and has historically been placed in the tanager family, but recent studies indicate it as either belonging in its own family Nesospingidae or as being a member of Phaenicophilidae. Its closest relatives are likely the spindalises. The Puerto Rican tanager is known to locals as llorosa, which means 'cryer'. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Lawrence, GN 1875)
Reference:
Ibis
ser.3, vol.5, no.19 p.383 pl.9 fig.1
Protonym:
Chlorospingus (?) speculiferus
Type locality:
Porto Rico.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/35133#page/423/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
055C562F1178A1EA
Avibase ID:
avibase-055C562F
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/055C562F
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 179895
English:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Tangara de Porto Rico ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Tangara de Porto Rico ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Clements 1st edition: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Clements, version 2021: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Clements, version 2022: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Clements, version 2023: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Clements, version 2024: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Clements 3rd edition: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Clements 4th edition: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Clements 6th edition: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Clements, version 2015: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Clements, version 2016: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Clements, version 2017: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Clements, version 2018: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Clements, version 2019: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
eBird version 1.50: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
eBird version 1.52: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
eBird version 1.53: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
eBird version 1.54: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
eBird version 1.55: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
eBird version 2015: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
eBird version 2016: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
eBird version 2017: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
eBird version 2018: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
eBird version 2019: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
eBird version 2021: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
eBird version 2022: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
eBird version 2023: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
eBird version 2024: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Nesospingus speculiferus |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Nesospingus speculiferus |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Nesospingus speculiferus |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Puerto Rican Tanager ( Nesospingus speculiferus) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Nesospingus speculiferus |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Nesospingus speculiferus |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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