About the Green Honeycreeper
The green honeycreeper is a small bird in the tanager family. It is found in the tropical New World from southern Mexico south to Brazil, and on Trinidad. It is the only member of the genus Chlorophanes.
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The green honeycreeper is 13–14 cm (5.1–5.5 in) long and weighs 14 to 23 grams (0.49 to 0.81 oz), averaging about 19 grams (0.67 oz). It has a long decurved bill. The male is mainly blue-tinged green with a black head and a mostly bright yellow bill. The female green honeycreeper is grass-green, paler on the throat, and lacks the male's iridescence and black head. Immatures are plumaged similarly to females. The call is a sharp chip.
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What the Green Honeycreeper sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in March · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvataThe golden-hooded tanager is a medium-sized passerine bird.
Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusThe red-legged honeycreeper is on average 12.2 cm (4.8 in) long, weighs 14 g (0.49 oz) and has a medium-long black, slightly decurved, bill.
Cinnamon-bellied SaltatorSaltator grandisThe cinnamon-bellied saltator or northern grey saltator is a passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae.
Side by side: Green Honeycreeper vs Red-legged Honeycreeper
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