- Chlorophonia occipitalis
Identification
A small, stocky bird, with a short tail and a stubby bill. Males and females are green above, with a blue crown patch. Males have mostly yellow underparts with green flanks and a green throat. Female underparts are mostly green, with a yellow belly and undertail coverts. Immature birds are green all over.
Distribution
Southern Mexico, southern Guatemala, northern El Salvador, Honduras and western Nicaragua.
Taxonomy
The Blue-crowned Chlorophonia is sometimes considered conspecific with Golden-browed Chlorophonia Chlorophonia callophrys of Costa Rica and Panama.
Habitat
Humid evergreen forest and occcasionally in coffee plantations nearby. Howell and Webb (1995) give an altitudinal range of 1000 to 2500m. They are not commonly seen, but this may just be due to their cryptic colouration and preference for the canopy.
Behaviour
They feed on berries.
Vocalisation
A recording can be heard at the following website: http://www.ecologia.edu.mx/sonidos/mp3/chlorophonia%20occipitalis.mp3
External Links
A page on this species with photos can be found at http://tomjenner.com/mayanbirding/thebirds_blu_crown_chlorophonia.html
