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Yellow-throated Chlorospingus
Chlorospingus flavigularis
Yellow-throated Chlorospingus (Chlorospingus flavigularis) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Yellow-throated Chlorospingus (Chlorospingus flavigularis) is a member of the Passerellidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 25.6 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Passerellidae New World Sparrows
- Genus Chlorospingus
- Species flavigularis
Quick facts
- Weight
- 25.6 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Passerellidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-throated Chlorospingus is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Yellow-throated Chlorospingus is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-throated Chlorospingus (Chlorospingus flavigularis) is a member of the Passerellidae family, within the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA Panama to Peru.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 25.6 g, with a wing length of about 7.9 cm and a tail of around 6.2 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 200,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-throated Chlorospingus?
The Yellow-throated Chlorospingus is a small bird that weighs around 25.6 g.
Where does the Yellow-throated Chlorospingus live?
The Yellow-throated Chlorospingus is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA Panama to Peru, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-throated Chlorospingus belong to?
The Yellow-throated Chlorospingus (Chlorospingus flavigularis) belongs to the Passerellidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-throated Chlorospingus eat?
The Yellow-throated Chlorospingus is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Yellow-throated Chlorospingus migrate?
The Yellow-throated Chlorospingus is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-throated Chlorospingus endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Yellow-throated Chlorospingus make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-throated Chlorospingus — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Yellow-throated Chlorospingus's range?
The Yellow-throated Chlorospingus has a mapped global range of about 200,000 km².
Conservation
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