Green-backed Sparrow - BirdForum Opus

Photo by njlarsen
Coba ruins, Quintana Roo, Mexico, September 2015

Arremonops chloronotus

Identification

15–16 cm

• Olive- to grass-green upperparts
• Head striped with black

Voice different from Olive Sparrow

Distribution

Central America: found in southeast Mexico, Belize and Honduras.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• A. c. chloronotus:

• Gulf slope of south-eastern Mexico (Tabasco) to Belize and north-western Honduras

• A. c. twomeyi:

• Tropical north-central Honduras (Yoro and Olancho)

Habitat

Tropical evergreen forests and forest edges from sea level up to around 900 m. Also seen in coffee plantations.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of insects, seeds and berries, foraged from near or on the ground.

References

1. 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/
2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Green-backed Sparrow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-backed_Sparrow

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