Photo of Animalia: Green Honeycreeper (species: Chlorophanes spiza) (Gaia Guide)
© Eduardo Skinner

Green honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza) - Male

The green honeycreeper is 13–14 cm (5-5.5 in) long and weighs 14 to 23 grams, averaging about 19 grams. It has a long decurved bill. The male is mainly blue-tinged green with a black head and a mostly bright yellow bill. The female green honeycreeper is grass-green, paler on the throat, and lacks the male's iridescence and black head. Immatures are plumaged similar to females. The call is a sharp chip.

Photo taken on 16 Feb 2015