''Driophlox'' is a

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birds in the family

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. The four species placed in this genus were formerly placed with the red-crowned ant tanager in the genus ''Habia''.

Taxonomy

The species now placed in this genus were formerly placed with the red-crowned ant tanager in the genus ''Habia''. Molecular phylogenetic analysis found that the genus ''Habia'' was

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. To resolve the paraphyly, four species were moved from ''Habia'' to a new genus ''Driophlox'' that was erected with ''Phoenicothraupis gutturalis'' Sclater, PL, 1854, (the sooty ant tanager) as the

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. The genus name combines the

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δριος/''drios'' meaning "thicket" or "copse" with φλοξ/''phlox'', φλογος/''phlogos'' meaning "flame". The genus contains four species:

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q130218022 Driophlox Bird genera