Poecilostreptus
Poecilostreptus is a genus of birds in the tanager family Thraupidae. Taxonomy and species list. These species were formerly placed in the genus "Tangara". A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that "Tangara" was polyphyletic. In the rearrangement to create monophyletic genera, the new genus, "Poecilostreptus", was erected with the grey-and-gold tanager as the type species. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek ποικίλος/"poikílo" meaning "spotted" or "dappled" and στρεπτός/"streptós" meaning "collar". The genus contains the two species: