Green Honeycreeper
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Green Honeycreeper

Chlorophanes spiza

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
184 Verified sightings at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary From 2019 to 2026
33,890 Verified sightings across all 53 parks From 2019 to 2026
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Green Honeycreeper

The green honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in the tropical New World from southern Mexico south to Brazil, and on Trinidad. The green honeycreeper was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the name Motacilla spiza. He specified the type locality as Suriname. The specific epithet is the Ancient Greek word for a common finch. Linnaeus based his description on the "green black-cap fly-catcher" that the English naturalist George Edwards had described and illustrated in his 1743 book A Natural History of Uncommon Birds. In 1853 the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach erected the genus Chlorophanes to accommodate the green honeycreeper. The name combines the Ancient Greek khlōros meaning green with -phanēs meaning showing.

For a time in the twentieth century the green honeycreeper and the golden-collared honeycreeper (Iridophanes pulcherrimus) were treated as conspecific. The genus Chlorphanes was placed in the family Coerebidae that was later merged into Thraupidae. A comprehensive molecular phylogenetic... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary

Black-headed Saltator
LC

Black-headed Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator atriceps

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Morelet's Seedeater
LC

Morelet's Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila morelleti

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Yellow-winged Tanager

Yellow-winged Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis abbas

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Red-legged Honeycreeper
LC

Red-legged Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanerpes cyaneus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Golden-hooded Tanager

Golden-hooded Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia larvata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Buff-throated Saltator
LC

Buff-throated Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator maximus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
LC

Scarlet-rumped Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus passerinii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Crimson-collared Tanager
LC

Crimson-collared Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus sanguinolentus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Gray-headed Tanager
LC

Gray-headed Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eucometis penicillata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Variable Seedeater
LC

Variable Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila corvina

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Yellow-faced Grassquit
LC

Yellow-faced Grassquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tiaris olivaceus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~70%
2 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~50%
3 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~50%
4 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~50%
5 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
~50%
6 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
7 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
8 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~30%
9 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
10 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~20%
11 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
12 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
13 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
14 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
15 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~20%
16 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
17 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
18 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~20%
19 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
~10%
20 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
21 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
22 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
23 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
24 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
25 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
26 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
27 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
28 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
29 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
30 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
31 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
32 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
33 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
34 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
35 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
36 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
37 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
38 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
<5%
39 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
40 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
41 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
42 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
43 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
44 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
45 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
46 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
47 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
48 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
49 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
50 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
51 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
52 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
53 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Green Honeycreeper in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Honeycreeper sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 184 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Green Honeycreeper in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?

January has the highest sighting rate for Green Honeycreeper in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.

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