| Vermilion Tanager | |
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| Foreground | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Calochaetes P.L. Sclater, 1879 |
| Species: | C. coccineus |
| Binomial name | |
| Calochaetes coccineus (Sclater, 1858) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Euchaetes coccineus |
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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.