Alternative names: Yellow-green Sparrow; Yellow-green Sparrow-Finch
- Pselliophorus luteoviridis
Identification
17.2 - 18.5 cm. A medium-sized, dark and slender finch with a long tail.
- Dull olive-green
- Black cap, wings and tail
- Dusky grey sides of head and throat
- Bright yellowish-olive underparts, duller on flanks
- Conspicuous bright yellow thigs and bend of wing
Sexes alike. Juveniles undescribed.
Distribution
Endemic to the highlands of west-central Panama.
A little known restricted-range species. Scarce to locally fairly common, numbers probably decreasing. Threatened by habitat loss.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It's sometimes considered conspecific with Yellow-thighed Finch and both are sometimes included in Atlapetes.
Habitat
Highland cloud-forest, borders and clearings, at elevations of 1,200-1,800 m.
Behaviour
Diet little known. Feeds probably on arthropods and berries. Forages near or on the ground.
No information on breeding.
A sedentary species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2011. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 16: Tanagers to New World Blackbirds. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553781
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-green Brushfinch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 22 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-green_Brushfinch
