Green Honeycreeper

Chlorophanes spiza (Linnaeus, 1758)

Green Honeycreeper, Chlorophanes spiza, is a tanager found from southern Mexico through Middle America and South America to eastern Brazil. It belongs to Passeriformes and the family Thraupidae. The bird is the only member of Chlorophanes. It is a forest canopy species, and the female makes a small cup nest in a tree. Its breeding range runs from south Mexico to east Brazil. The species was first described by Linnaeus in 1758. Seven subspecies are recognised, including forms from Trinidad, the Guianas, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Thraupidae — Tanagers & Allies

Breeding range

Middle America, South America: s Mexico to e Brazil