Green Honeycreeper, Chlorophanes spiza

Green Honeycreeper, Chlorophanes spiza. Photograph courtesy of Dr. Tom Bartol, Carlsbad, California, taken in the coastal region of Costa Rica, February 2016.

Background and Identification

Habitat and Geographical Range

Common Misidentifications

Conservation Status

The Green Honeycreeper, Chlorophanes spiza, is a member of the Thraupidae Family of Tanagers and Allies. They are small in stature. In Mexico they are found within the Pacific Slope in southern States of Oaxaca and Chiapas and Oaxaca at elevations below 1,600 m (5,250 feet). From a conservation perspective the Green Honeycreeper is currently considered to be of Least Concern with stable, widely distributed populations. They are found in the forest canopy of humid dense forests. They consume fruits, nectar and insects.