Genus of birds
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".
Species
The genus contains the following four species:[ 2]
Genus Chlorothraupis – Salvin & Godman , 1883 – four species
Common name
Scientific name and subspecies
Range
Size and ecology
IUCN status and estimated population
Carmiol's tanager
Chlorothraupis carmioli (Lawrence, 1868)
C. c. carmioli (Lawrence , 1868)
C. c. magnirostris Griscom , 1927
C. c. lutescens Griscom, 1927
Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and far north-western Colombia
Size : Habitat : Diet :
LC
Yellow-lored tanager
Chlorothraupis frenata (Berlepsch, 1907)
Colombia, Peru, Bolivia
Size : Habitat : Diet :
LC
Lemon-spectacled tanager
Chlorothraupis olivacea (Cassin, 1860)
Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama
Size : Habitat : Diet :
LC
Ochre-breasted tanager
Chlorothraupis stolzmanni (Berlepsch & Taczanowski, 1884)
Colombia and Ecuador
Size : Habitat : Diet :
LC
References