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Hesperiphona is a genus in the finch family Fringillidae.
The genus was introduced in 1850 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte with the evening grosbeak as the type species.[1] The name combines the Ancient Greek hesperos meaning "evening" and phōnē meaning "sound" or "cry".[2]
The genus contains two species:[3]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Hesperiphona vespertina | Evening grosbeak | Canada and the western mountainous areas of the United States and Mexico |
 | Hesperiphona abeillei | Hooded grosbeak | Central America, principally in Mexico and Guatemala. |
References
- ^ Bonaparte, Charles Lucien (1850). "Sur plusieurs genres nouveaux de Passereaux". Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences (in French). 31: 423–424 [424].
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London, United Kingdom: Christopher Helm. p. 190. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2020). "Finches, euphonias". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
