- Chlorophonia
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Chlorophonia Golden-browed Chlorophonia Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Passeri Infraorder: Passerida Superfamily: Passeroidea Family: Fringillidae Subfamily: Euphoniinae Genus: Chlorophonia
Bonaparte, 1851Chlorophonia is a genus of finches endemic to the Neotropics. The English group name for the five species that constitute the genus is also chlorophonia. The collective (plural) term for the genus is chlorophonias. Chlorophonias share the subfamily Euphoniinae with the euphonias.
Chlorophonias are small, mostly bright green birds that inhabit humid forests and nearby habitats, especially in highlands.
Species list
- Genus Chlorophonia, the chlorophonias
- Yellow-collared Chlorophonia, Chlorophonia flavirostris
- Blue-naped Chlorophonia, Chlorophonia cyanea
- Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia, Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys
- Blue-crowned Chlorophonia, Chlorophonia occipitalis
- Golden-browed Chlorophonia, Chlorophonia callophrys
References
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