- Olive Tanager
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Olive Tanager 
Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae Genus: Chlorothraupis Species: C. carmioli Binomial name Chlorothraupis carmioli
(Lawrence, 1868)The Olive Tanager (Chlorothraupis carmioli), also known as Carmiol's Tanager (but see taxonomic info further down), is a species of bird traditionally placed in the family Thraupidae (Tanagers), though some recent evidence suggest it is better placed in Cardinalidae (Cardinals).
It is often split into two species:
- Carmiol's Tanager (C. carmioli, incl. subspecies magnirostris and lutescens). Found in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and far north-western Colombia (near the Panama border).
- Olive Tanager (C. frenata; monotypic). Found locally in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Chlorothraupis carmioli. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.
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