Finches, Euphonias

Blue-crowned Chlorophonia

Chlorophonia occipitalis

The Blue-crowned Chlorophonia (Chlorophonia occipitalis) is a 26 g forest bird that eats mostly fruit. It stays put all year.

Family

Finches, Euphonias

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

26 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

7

Recorded in Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Panama.

Where to see it: selva negra (Nicaragua); Reserva El Jaguar 13.238x-86.056 - jun. 1, 2016 9:17 (Nicaragua); Reserva El Jaguar (Nicaragua); Finca Rubel Chaim (acceso restringido) (Guatemala); PN Pico Bonito · Lodge at Pico Bonito (Honduras).

Photo: (c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist