Chlorothraupis

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".

Chlorothraupis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cardinalidae
Genus: Chlorothraupis
Salvin & Godman, 1883

Species

It contains the following species:

ImageCommon NameScientific nameDistribution
Olive tanagerChlorothraupis carmioliNicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and far north-western Colombia
Lemon-spectacled tanagerChlorothraupis olivaceaColombia, Ecuador, and Panama
Ochre-breasted tanagerChlorothraupis stolzmanniColombia and Ecuador

References

  1. Klicka, J.; Burns, K.; Spellman, G. M. (December 2007). "Defining a monophyletic Cardinalini: A molecular perspective". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 45 (3): 1014–1032. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.07.006. PMID 17920298.


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