About Chlorophanes spiza (Linnaeus, 1758)
The green honeycreeper, Chlorophanes spiza (Linnaeus, 1758), measures 13–14 cm (5.1–5.5 in) in length and weighs 14 to 23 grams (0.49 to 0.81 oz), with an average weight of about 19 grams (0.67 oz). This species has a long decurved bill. Adult males are primarily blue-tinged green, with a black head and a mostly bright yellow bill. Adult females are grass-green, with a paler throat; they do not have the iridescence or black head seen on males. Immature green honeycreepers have plumage similar to that of adult females. The call of this species is a sharp chip.
