Poecilostreptus is a genus of birds in the tanager family Thraupidae.

A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that Tangara was polyphyletic.

[1] In the rearrangement to create monophyletic genera, the new genus, Poecilostreptus, was erected with the grey-and-gold tanager as the type species.

The genus name combines the Ancient Greek ποικίλος/poikílo meaning "spotted" or "dappled" and στρεπτός/streptós meaning "collar".

[2] The genus contains the two species:[3] This article about a tanager is a stub.