Chlorochrysa is a genus of small colourful Neotropical birds in the tanager family Thraupidae.
Taxonomy and species list The genus Chlorochrysa was introduced in 1851 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte. In a subsequent publication he designated the type species as the orange-eared tanager. The name combines the Ancient Greek khlōros meaning "green" and khrusos meaning "gold". The genus contains three species.
Image Scientific name Common name Distribution Chlorochrysa phoenicotis Glistening-green tanager Colombia and Ecuador. Chlorochrysa calliparaea Orange-eared tanager Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela Chlorochrysa nitidissima Multicoloured tanager Colombia
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