Common Chlorospingus

What the Common Chlorospingus sounds like

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Sucumbíos: La Sofia road, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Zamora-Chinchipe: Reserva Tapichalaca, near Q. Cristopher Parson, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Zamora-Chinchipe: above Río Blanco, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

When to see the Common Chlorospingus

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Common Chlorospingus

The map shades 14 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Common Chlorospingus

The common chlorospingus, also referred to as common bush tanager, is a small passerine bird. It is a resident breeder in the highlands from central Mexico south to Bolivia and northwest Argentina. C. flavopectus in the loose sense is a notorious cryptic species complex, and several of the up to 25 subspecies recognized in recent times are likely to be distinct species. Some populations in fact appear to be more distinct than several other members of Chlorospingus.

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Easily confused with

Yellow-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavigularisThe two subspecies of the "yellow-throated" group of the yellow-throated chlorospingus are about 15 cm (5.9 in) long and weigh 21.5 to 31 g (0.76 to 1.1 oz). Sooty-capped ChlorospingusChlorospingus pileatusThe sooty-capped chlorospingus is 13 to 14 cm (5.1 to 5.5 in) long and weighs about 16 to 24 g (0.56 to 0.85 oz). Dusky ChlorospingusChlorospingus semifuscusThe dusky chlorospingus is 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to 5.9 in) long and weighs 17 to 23 g (0.60 to 0.81 oz).