Tanagers & Allies

Golden-collared Honeycreeper

Iridophanes pulcherrimus

The Golden-collared Honeycreeper (Iridophanes pulcherrimus) is a 15 g forest bird that eats mostly fruit. It stays put all year.

Family

Tanagers & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

15 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

3

Recorded in Ecuador, Colombia, Peru.

Where to see it: Reserva Mashpi-Amagusa (Sergio y Doris) (Ecuador); WildSumaco Lodge (Ecuador); Cabañas San Isidro (Ecuador); Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge & Manu Paradise Lodge (Peru); El Pangán ProAves reserve (Colombia).

Photo: (c) Morten Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist