Chlorothraupis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Cardinalidae |
Genus: |
Chlorothraupis Salvin & Godman, 1883 |
Type species | |
Phoenicothraupis carmioli
Lawrence, 1868
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Chlorothraupis is a genus of bird in the family Cardinalidae. It was long considered to be a member of the tanager family (Thraupidae), as their common names suggest, but this is false. [1] They are close relatives of the genus Habia, the "ant-tanagers".
The genus contains the following four species: [2]
Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Carmiol's tanager | Chlorothraupis carmioli | Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and far north-western Colombia | |
Yellow-lored tanager | Chlorothraupis frenata | Colombia, Peru, Bolivia | |
Lemon-spectacled tanager | Chlorothraupis olivacea | Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama | |
Ochre-breasted tanager | Chlorothraupis stolzmanni | Colombia and Ecuador |