C is for Chlorospingus: what's in a name

This Sooty-capped Chlorospingus is an endemic to Costa Rica and western Panama. This species inhabits mossy forests at elevations between 1600 and 2100m and sometimes ventures into cleared areas.

Each time I say the word Chlorospingus it makes me giggle, its rounded and sounds wonderfully goofy in my mouth. So some sightings stick because of a name!

In the parking lot at Hotel Savegre, high up in the mountains, this little bird did venture out into the open and was obsessed with the car mirror. Fred was able to capture these super images. So much easier than photography in the forest.