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. They are close relatives of the genus Habia, the "ant-tanagers".

Chlorothraupis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cardinalidae
Genus: Chlorothraupis
Salvin & Godman, 1883
Type species
Phoenicothraupis carmioli
Lawrence, 1868
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