- Chlorophonia flavirostris
Identification
10 cm
Male
- Green head, throat and chest
- Yellow eye-ring
Distribution
Central and South America: found in humid forests of eastern Panama (Darien), south-western Colombia and north-western Ecuador.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Usually seen in the canopy of humid or very wet lowland and pre-montane forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of small berries and fruit, including figs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-collared Chlorophonia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-collared_Chlorophonia
