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Chlorochrysa phoenicotis

Glistening-green Tanager


Chlorochrysa phoenicotis

(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1851)
Tangara Verde Reluciente
Family: Thraupidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Calliste phoenicotis.




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Records from Colombia

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


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.

Source: Wikipedia, article Chlorochrysa phoenicotis. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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Foto
Photography ID: 650500
  Adult
El Queremal
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
07/11/2025
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 650499
  Adult
El Queremal
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
07/11/2025
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 650498
  Adult
El Queremal
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
07/11/2025
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 647150
♂  Adult
El Queremal
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
07/11/2025
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 646652
 El Queremal
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
07/11/2025
Nino A. Grangetto
Foto
Photography ID: 638228
  Adult
El Queremal
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
05/19/2025
Carlos Schmidt
Foto
Photography ID: 601758
  Adult
Dagua
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
09/14/2024
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 532503
 El Queremal
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
04/04/2023
Hugo Caverzasi
Foto
Photography ID: 107305
  Adult
Mistrató
Risaralda
Colombia
04/17/2014
Jose Luis Fernandez Guaraz



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
249369903/10/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaDoña Dora Birding, El QueremalCarmen Lúcia Bays Figueiredo
235315111/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaDoña Dora Birding, El Queremal2Pablo Eguia
233372711/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaDoña Dora Birding, El Queremal2Jorge Schlemmer
233202411/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaDoña Dora Birding, El Queremal2Nino A. Grangetto
230086719/05/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaDoña Dora Birding, El QueremalCarlos Schmidt
215815614/09/2024ColombiaValle del CaucaDaguaGlauco Oliveira
174901304/04/2023ColombiaValle del CaucaDoña Dora Birding, El QueremalHugo Caverzasi
96935418/02/2019ColombiaValle del CaucaDoña Dora Birding, El QueremalMarcelo Gavensky
30875817/04/2014ColombiaRisaraldaMistratóJose Luis Fernandez Guaraz
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Glistening-green Tanager (Chlorochrysa phoenicotis) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 24/09/2026.