Caryothraustes
Caryothraustes is a genus of grosbeak in the family Cardinalidae.
The genus was introduced by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach in 1850. The type species was subsequently designated as the yellow-green grosbeak. The name Caryothraustes combines the Ancient Greek words karuon "nut" and thraustēs "breaker".
The genus contains two species:
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
Caryothraustes canadensis | Yellow-green grosbeak | Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Suriname, and Venezuela | |
Caryothraustes poliogaster | Black-faced grosbeak | Caribbean |