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Chrysothlypis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Scientific name
  
Chrysothlypis

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Thraupidae

Higher classification
  
Tanager

Lower classifications
  
Black‑and‑yellow tanager, Scarlet‑and‑white tanager

Near endemic scarlet and white tanager chrysothlypis salmoni montezuma w andes


Chrysothlypis is a small genus of tanagers found in humid forests of southern Central America and the Chocó in South America. The males of these small birds are strikingly yellow and black or red and white, while the females are much duller.

Contents

Species list

  • Black-and-yellow tanager, Chrysothlypis chrysomelas
  • Scarlet-and-white tanager, Chrysothlypis salmoni
  • References

    Chrysothlypis Wikipedia