Chlorophoniais a genus offinchesendemicto theNeotropics. The English group name for the five species that constitute the genus is also chlorophonia. The collective (plural) term for the genus is chlorophonias. Chlorophonias share the subfamilyEuphoniinaewith theeuphonias.
Chlorophonias are small, mostly bright green birds that inhabit humid forests and nearby habitats, especially in highlands.