Golden-browed chlorophonia
| Golden-browed chlorophonia | |
|---|---|
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| female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Genus: | Chlorophonia |
| Species: | C. callophrys |
| Binomial name | |
| Chlorophonia callophrys (Cabanis, 1861) | |
The golden-browed chlorophonia (Chlorophonia callophrys) is a species of bird in the Fringillidae family. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. It is uncommon in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests above 750 m (2,460 ft) elevation.
Description
A brightly coloured bird, the golden-browed chlorophonia is distinctive within its range. The male is bright green above and yellow below, with a wide golden-yellow eyebrow stripe and a violet-blue cap. It has a narrow blue eye ring and a thin blue line extending from its nape to its breast. The female is similar, but without the golden brown and yellow breast; these are both replaced with green. They average 13 cm (5.1 in) in length.[2]
It has a soft whistling call: wheeeeuuu.[3]
Legend
In Costa Rica, its local common name is the Rualdo. There is a legend of how this bird used to have a wonderful singing voice, but offered that to the volcano Poás to prevent a young woman of having to be sacrificed, thus keeping the volcano from eruption.[4][5]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Chlorophonia callophrys". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Garrigues, Richard; Dean, Robert (2007). The Birds of Costa Rica. Ithaca: Zona Tropical/Comstock/Cornell University Press. p. 324. ISBN 978-0-8014-7373-9.
- ↑ Angehr, George R.; Dean, Robert (2010). The Birds of Panama. Ithaca: Zona Tropical/Comstock/Cornell University Press. p. 388. ISBN 978-0-8014-7674-7.
- ↑ "Legends of Costa Rica: The song of the Rualdo bird". Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ↑ Patty Kyrlach (25 August 2012). "The Legend of Poas Volcano". Stark Raving Mythopath blog. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
External links
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- Golden-browed chlorophonia videos, photos, and sounds at the Internet Bird Collection
- Golden-browed chlorophonia photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University)
- Golden-browed chlorophonia species account at NeotropicalBirds (Cornell University)