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Green honeycreeper (male)

Chlorophanes spiza

Description:

The Green Honeycreeper is 13–14 cm long and weighs 14 to 23 grams, averaging about 19 grams. It has a long decurved bill. The male is mainly blue-tinged green with a black head and a mostly bright yellow bill. The female Green Honeycreeper is grass-green, paler on the throat, and lacks the male's iridescence and black head.

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5 Comments

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves 10 years ago

Gracias Nayeli

Nayeli
Nayeli 10 years ago

Que ave tan linda!

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves 10 years ago

thank you :)

mcaul6515
mcaul6515 10 years ago

Very nice!

BelaArora
BelaArora 10 years ago

What colored iridescence does the male show?

Ismael Chaves
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Ismael Chaves

Heredia, Costa Rica

Spotted on Oct 21, 2013
Submitted on Oct 21, 2013

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