Green Warbler-Finch

Certhidea olivacea

Vulnerable · IUCN Red List

VUVulnerableOmnivoreShrublandDomed nestTiny · 10 g

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The average size of green warbler-finches is 10 cm (3.9 in), and their weight can range from 8 to 10 grams (0.28 to 0.35 oz). Green warbler-finches have a greenish coloration to blend into their lusher semi-humid forest habitats, as well as distinctive reddish throat patches on breeding males. The upper half of the adult male is typically more sandy-brown, which differs from the female, as they have a more olive-brown upper half.

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When to see the Green Warbler-Finch

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is June, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Green Warbler-Finch

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 1 country with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in Colombia.

About the Green Warbler-Finch

The green warbler-finch is a species of bird, one of Darwin's finches in the tanager family Thraupidae. Sometimes classified in the family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown it to belong in the tanager family.

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