Vermilion tanager | |
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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 | |
Euchaetes coccineus |
Euchaetes coccineus
The vermilion tanager (Calochaetes coccineus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. 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.