Green Honeycreeper
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Green Honeycreeper

Chlorophanes spiza

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Los Nevados National Natural Park
116 Verified sightings at Los Nevados National Natural Park From 2019 to 2026
33,890 Verified sightings across all 53 parks From 2019 to 2026
May 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 Los Nevados National Natural Park

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager
LC

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anisognathus igniventris

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
LC

Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anisognathus lacrymosus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Glossy Flowerpiercer
LC

Glossy Flowerpiercer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Diglossa lafresnayii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Masked Flowerpiercer
LC

Masked Flowerpiercer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Diglossa cyanea

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Plumbeous Sierra-Finch
LC

Plumbeous Sierra-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geospizopsis unicolor

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Hooded Mountain-Tanager
LC

Hooded Mountain-Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buthraupis montana

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Black Flowerpiercer
LC

Black Flowerpiercer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Diglossa humeralis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Blue-backed Conebill
LC

Blue-backed Conebill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Conirostrum sitticolor

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Plain-colored Seedeater
LC

Plain-colored Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Catamenia inornata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Páramo Seedeater
LC

Páramo Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Catamenia homochroa

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Golden Tanager
LC

Golden Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara arthus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Superciliaried Hemispingus
LC

Superciliaried Hemispingus

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thlypopsis superciliaris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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 Los Nevados National Natural Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Green Honeycreeper sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park, based on 116 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Green Honeycreeper in Los Nevados National Natural Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Green Honeycreeper in Los Nevados National Natural Park in our monthly data.

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