Red-and-black Grosbeaks
Periporphyrus
Periporphyrus is a genus of grosbeaks in the cardinal family Cardinalidae.
The genus was introduced by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach in 1850. The type species was subsequently designated as the red-and-black grosbeak. The name Periporphyrus combines the Ancient Greek peri meaning "exceedingly" with porphureos meaning "rosy".
2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species
Crimson-collared Grosbeak
speciesPeriporphyrus celaeno
Red-and-black Grosbeak
speciesPeriporphyrus erythromelas
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 10679.