Chlorochrysa | |
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Orange-eared tanager (Chlorochrysa calliparaea) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Thraupidae |
Genus: | Chlorochrysa Bonaparte, 1851 |
Type species | |
Callospiza calliparaea Tschudi, 1844 | |
Species | |
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Chlorochrysa is a genus of small colourful Neotropical birds in the tanager family Thraupidae.
The genus Chlorochrysa was introduced in 1851 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte. [1] In a subsequent publication he designated the type species as the orange-eared tanager. [2] [3] The name combines the Ancient Greek khlōros meaning "green" and khrusos meaning "gold". [4] The genus contains three species. [5]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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![]() | Chlorochrysa phoenicotis | Glistening-green tanager | Colombia and Ecuador. |
![]() | Chlorochrysa calliparaea | Orange-eared tanager | Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela |
![]() | Chlorochrysa nitidissima | Multicoloured tanager | Colombia |