Ecuador
Common Chlorospingus*
Chlorospingus flavopectus
(L 5.5-5.75" Wt 0.71 oz)
Active, social little bird...up
to 25 subspecies...some are
probably distinct species.
San Isidro Lodge
21Jan2011
Chlorospingus means green
sparrow; flavopectus is Latin for
golden-yellow breast.
*previously called a Bush-Tanager
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© Ted Parker
Macaulay
Library
Buonaventura Reserve
Umbrella Bird Lodge
13Feb2013