Chlorospingus inornatus
The Santa Marta Bush-Tanager (*Chlorospingus inornatus*), sometimes mistakenly referred to as the Pirre Chlorospingus (which is a subspecies of Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager), is a small, relatively unassuming member of the tanager family (Thraupidae), endemic to the isolated Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia. Measuring around 13-14 cm (5.1-5.5 inches) in length, its plumage is characterized by olive-green upperparts, dull yellowish-olive underparts that lighten towards the belly, and o...
Found exclusively in humid montane forest, cloud forest, and forest edge, typically at elevations between 1,200 and 3,000 meters (approx. 3,900-9,800 feet).
Primarily insectivorous, feeding on caterpillars, beetles, spiders, and other arthropods, supplemented with small fruits and berries gleaned from foliage.
The Santa Marta Bush-Tanager is an active, often inconspicuous, bird of the forest understory and mid-story. It typically forages by gleaning insects and small fruits from foliage and branches, moving deliberately through dense vegetation. While generally observed in pairs or small family groups,...
The Santa Marta Bush-Tanager is strictly endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, an isolated mountain range in northern Colombia that rises directly from the Caribbean coast. Its distribution is confined to the humid montane forests and cloud forests within this specific massif. There are no...
Near Threatened
- The Santa Marta Bush-Tanager is a true endemic, found nowhere else on Earth outside the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains in Colombia. - Its scientific name, *Chlorospingus inornatus*, hints at its appearance: 'Chlorospingus' means 'green finch' and 'inornatus' means 'unadorned' or 'plain'...