Iridophanes pulcherrimus
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The golden-collared honeycreeper (Iridophanes pulcherrimus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The golden-collared honeycreeper was formally described in 1853 by the English zoologist Philip Sclater from a specimen collected near Bogotá in Colombia. He coined the binomial Dacnis pulcherrima.
At the time the genus Dacnis was a member of the family Coerebidae. When Robert Ridgway erected the genus Iridophanes in 1901 with the golden-collared honeycreeper as the type species he placed it in its present tanager family. The genus name Iridophanes combines the Ancient Greek iris meaning "rainbow" and -phanēs meaning "showing". The specific epithet pulcherrimus is Latin for "very beautiful".
Some twentieth century authors placed the species in the genus Tangara. Also in the twentieth century, the golden-collared honeycreeper and the green honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza) were treated as conspecific. A comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study of the tanager family Thraupidae published in 2014 found that the golden-collared and the green honeycreepers are sister species.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-collared Honeycreeper sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 269th most-seen of the 446 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-collared Honeycreeper in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden-collared Honeycreeper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Golden-collared Honeycreeper sightings, Podocarpus National Park has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, under 5%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Golden-collared Honeycreeper that you can see in Podocarpus National Park (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager (about 40%), Masked Flowerpiercer (about 40%) and Blue-necked Tanager (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden-collared Honeycreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Podocarpus National Park (29 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
