| Glistening-green tanager | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Chlorochrysa |
| Species: | C. phoenicotis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chlorochrysa phoenicotis (Bonaparte, 1851) | |
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The glistening-green tanager (Chlorochrysa phoenicotis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Males are almost entirely bright glistening emerald green, with small gray patches behind and below the eye with another on the shoulders. Females are slightly duller than males.
References
- BirdLife International (2018). "Chlorochrysa phoenicotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22722793A132019595. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22722793A132019595.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Ridgely, Robert and Paul Greenfield. The Birds of Ecuador. Volume II: Field Guide. Cornell, 2001
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