Tiaris olivaceus
            
                  (L 4" Wt 0.28-0.35 oz)
          
         
            
               Rancho Naturalista
               Baja
            
               18,19Jan2023
          
         
            
               Found in Central America
               and surround...closely
               related to Darwin’s finches.
          
         
         
            
               © Matthew D.
               Medler
            
               Macaulay
               Library
          
         
            
               Tiaris is Greek for tiara, the
               Persian royal head-dress;
               olivaceus is Latin for olive-
               green.
          
         
         
            
               Birders have always been a little
               fanatical about keeping records.
               (Scott Weidensaul)
          
         
            
               Arenal Observatory Lodge
            
               07Jan2024