Chlorospingus flavigularis
The Yellow-throated Chlorospingus (*Chlorospingus flavigularis*) is a striking, medium-sized passerine bird, typically measuring 13-14.5 cm (5.1-5.7 in) in length and weighing 16-24 grams. Its most distinctive feature is a brilliant, vivid yellow throat and upper breast, contrasting sharply with its dark grey to blackish head, which is elegantly offset by a prominent white supercilium (eyebrow) and often a small white crescent below the eye. The upperparts are a uniform olive-green, while the...
This species primarily inhabits humid montane forests, cloud forests, and their edges, as well as mature secondary growth, typically at mid-elevations.
Its diet consists mainly of insects, such as caterpillars and beetles, as well as spiders, supplemented with small fruits and berries.
The Yellow-throated Chlorospingus is a diurnal and highly active arboreal forager, spending its days gleaning insects and small fruits from foliage and branches within the canopy and subcanopy. It is frequently observed participating in large, mixed-species foraging flocks, often acting as a nucl...
The Yellow-throated Chlorospingus is endemic to the humid montane forests of the Andean cordillera in South America. Its breeding range extends from the northern reaches of Colombia, including the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and both the Central and Eastern Andes, southward through Ecuador (on b...
Least Concern
- Despite its name and historical classification, the Yellow-throated Chlorospingus is not a true finch but a member of the diverse tanager family. - The genus name *Chlorospingus* combines Greek words meaning 'green' (*khloros*) and 'finch' (*spingos*), accurately describing its primary colorati...