Biology:Glistening-green tanager

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Short description: Species of bird

Glistening-green tanager
Glistening-green Tanager.jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Chlorochrysa
Species:
C. phoenicotis
Binomial name
Chlorochrysa phoenicotis
(Bonaparte, 1851)
Chlorochrysa phoenicotis map.svg

The glistening-green tanager (Chlorochrysa phoenicotis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Males are almost entirely bright glistening emerald green, with small gray patches behind and below the eye with another on the shoulders. Females are slightly duller than males.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Chlorochrysa phoenicotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T22722793A132019595. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22722793A132019595.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22722793/132019595. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  2. Ridgely, Robert and Paul Greenfield. The Birds of Ecuador. Volume II: Field Guide. Cornell, 2001

Wikidata ☰ Q2630949 entry