The Story
I photographed this Green Honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza) at Entreaguas Reserva Natural, near Coello in Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia. It lives in the tropical New World from southern Mexico south to Brazil, and on Trinidad. It is mainly a canopy bird but comes lower at forest edges, and it feeds on fruit with smaller amounts of nectar and arthropods. Its flight feathers are dusky with green edges. The female builds the nest, a shallow cup of dead leaves, fungal strands and rootlets. IUCN lists it as Least Concern. It is one of the honeycreepers in the tanager family.
I photographed him with a Canon R5 and the RF 800mm f/11, at 1/500 sec, f/11, ISO 6400. Entreaguas, in the Coello–Cocora area of Ibagué, offers ecological walks and birdwatching tours.
©2021 Adam Rainoff Photographer
The bird
The Green Honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza) belongs to the family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies) in the eBird/Clements taxonomy.
Source: eBird.org (opens in a new tab)
Conservation
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (assessment published 2021), with the population trend listed as decreasing. Source: IUCN Red List
