Loriotus
| Loriotus | |
|---|---|
| Flame-crested tanager male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Loriotus Jarocki, 1821 |
| Type species | |
| Tanagra cristata Linnaeus, 1766 | |
| Species | |
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Loriotus is a genus of birds in the tanager family Thraupidae. The species now placed in this genus were formerly placed in the genus Tachyphonus.