Chlorochrysa
Genus of birds
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Chlorochrysa is a genus of small colourful Neotropical birds in the tanager family Thraupidae.
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| 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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Taxonomy and species list
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | Chlorochrysa phoenicotis | Glistening-green tanager | Colombia and Ecuador. |
| Chlorochrysa calliparaea | Orange-eared tanager | Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela |
 | Chlorochrysa nitidissima | Multicoloured tanager | Colombia |
