Ashy-throated Chlorospingus
Chlorospingus canigularis
The Ashy-throated Chlorospingus (Chlorospingus canigularis) is a rare new world sparrow found in 6 countries, weighing about 18 g. The ashy-throated chlorospingus or ashy-throated bush tanager, is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows.
About the Ashy-throated Chlorospingus
The ashy-throated chlorospingus or ashy-throated bush tanager, is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.
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How to identify it
The ashy-throated chlorospingus is 13 to 14 cm (5.1 to 5.5 in) long and weighs 14.5 to 21 g (0.51 to 0.74 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies C. c. canigularis have a mostly gray head with slightly darker ear coverts and a grayish white throat. They have a wide light yellow band across the chest that continues with an olive tinge along the sides and flanks. The centers of their breast and belly are whitish to grayish white and their undertail coverts olive-yellow. Voice: In Peru, subspecies C. c. signatus of the ashy-throated chlorospingus sings "an accelerating series of high chipping notes that falls, then rises in pitch". There its call is "a dry, metallic tik, usually given in a stuttered series". In Colombia the species sings "tsuk...tsuk...chit-chit chi’t’t’t’t’t’t’a’a’a’a’i’i’it’it-tit, trill rising slightly, then descending, and rising again at end".
What the Ashy-throated Chlorospingus sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
The Ashy-throated Chlorospingus can be seen all year round, with peak activity in October. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify an Ashy-throated Chlorospingus?
- The ashy-throated chlorospingus is 13 to 14 cm (5.1 to 5.5 in) long and weighs 14.5 to 21 g (0.51 to 0.74 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is an Ashy-throated Chlorospingus?
- The Ashy-throated Chlorospingus is a small sized bird weighing about 18 g.
- Where can you see an Ashy-throated Chlorospingus?
- The Ashy-throated Chlorospingus occurs in 6 countries, including Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Peru and Venezuela.
- What does an Ashy-throated Chlorospingus sound like?
- You can listen to 2 field recordings of the Ashy-throated Chlorospingus on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
- What birds look similar to an Ashy-throated Chlorospingus?
- The Ashy-throated Chlorospingus is most easily confused with the Yellow-whiskered Chlorospingus, the Dusky Chlorospingus and the Pirre Chlorospingus.
- Is the Ashy-throated Chlorospingus endangered?
- The Ashy-throated Chlorospingus is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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