Vermilion tanager
| Vermilion tanager | |
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| 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) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Euchaetes coccineus | |
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 montane forests.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Calochaetes coccineus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.