Vermilion Tanager

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Vermilion Tanager
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Calochaetes
Species: C. coccineus
Binomial name
Calochaetes coccineus
(Sclater, 1858)

The Vermilion Tanager (Calochaetes coccineus) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is the only member of its genus Calochaetes.

It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

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