There are many beautiful Green Birds in USA., especially in the spring and summer when migrating warblers and hummingbirds are around.
Learn all about green birds to help identify them. I’ve included which states you can find them in and if they migrate to help identify any green birds you see.
Some green birds may be yellow, brown, or gray, but I have included all birds that appear green under certain lighting conditions.
How many of these green Birds in USA have you seen?
Here are the types of Green Birds in USA
Beautiful green birds in USA: several species of green birds captivate birdwatchers and nature enthusiasts alike. These vibrant avian creatures add a splash of color to the diverse birdlife found across the country. Here are a few notable green birds you may encounter in the USA:
1. Green Jay
The green jay (Cyanocorax luxuosus) is a New World jay species found in Central America. Adults are about 27 cm (11 in) long and are variable in color throughout their range. They usually have a blue and black head, green wings and wings, blue-green tail, black bill, yellow or brown eye circles, and black legs.
2. Green Heron
The green heron (Butorides virescens) is a small heron native to North and Central America USA Butorides is from Middle English butor “bittern” and Ancient Greek -oides, “resemblance”, and virescent is the Latin “vegetable”.
3. Green Parakeet
The Green Parrot (Psittacara hypochlorous), Green Conor, or Mexican Green Conor is a New World parrot. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) defines it as native to Mexico and southern Texas in the Rio Grande Valley. (But see the classification section for more)
4. Green-winged Teal
The American teal (Anas carolinensis) or green-winged teal is a widespread duck that breeds in the northern regions of North America except the Aleutian Islands. It was for some time considered conspecific with the Eurasian teal (A. crecca), but has since been split into its species.
5. Green Violetear
In the highlands of the American tropics, from Mexico to Nicaragua, this black hummingbird Varieties is often common in forest clearings and edges. It is somewhat nomadic, roaming between mountain ranges and a few strays reach our area, some of which are found almost yearly. Recorded several times in Texas, this species has appeared in scattered locations up and down the coast and as far north as Canada.
6. Monk Parakeet
The monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus), also known as the monk parakeet or Quaker parakeet, is a species of true parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is a small, bright green parrot with a gray breast and a green-yellow belly. Its average lifespan is 20-30 years. It originates from the temperate to subtropical regions of South America. Self-sustaining forest populations are found in many places, especially in North America and Europe in similar climates.
6. Quaker Parrot
Quaker parrots are naturally found Birds in USA. Specifically, they live in southern Brazil, eastern Bolivia, most of Paraguay and Argentina, and a small part of Uruguay.
It is a lowland species that prefers areas up to 3,300 feet in elevation. Here, it can be found in sparsely forested areas, such as (palm) forests, savannas, and urban parks.
7. Green Honeycreeper
The Green Honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza) is a small Bird in USA tangerine family. It is found in the tropical New World from southern Mexico south to Brazil and Trinidad. It is the only member of the genus Chlorophynus.
8. Green-tailed Towhee
The green-tailed tovi (Papillo chlorurus) is the smallest, but still one of the largest members of the American bird family Passeridae.
Its breeding range covers most of the interior western United States, with a winter range in Mexico and the southern edge of the southwestern United States.
9. Green Kingfisher
The green kingfisher (Chlorocerel americana) is a species of “water kingfisher” in the subfamily Cerellini of the family Alcedinidae. It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile and Trinidad and Tobago, from southern Texas in the United States to southern Central America.
10. Green-backed Heron
“Green-backed heron” is a collective term for certain herons. Small and compact among herons, these birds are often characterized by green plumage – rare in the Aridae – especially on the back, wings, and rump.
11. Green-rumped Parrotlet
The green-rumped parakeet (Forpus passerinus), also known as the green-rimmed parakeet, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae found in northeastern South America and the Caribbean island of Trinidad. The green parrot is found from northern Venezuela eastward to the lower Amazon of Brazil, also in Suriname, and has been introduced to Courao, Jamaica, and Barbados. It prefers semi-open lowlands and is sometimes found in city parks. There are five subtypes.
12. Green-cheeked Amazon
The red-crowned amazon (Amazona viridigenalis), also known as the red-crowned parrot, green-cheeked amazon or Mexican red-headed parrot, is an endangered amazon parrot native to northeastern Mexico and possibly southern Texas in the United States.
13. Green-winged Macaw
The red and green macaw (Ara chloroopterus), also known as the green-winged macaw, is a large, mostly red macaw of the Ara genus.
14. Green-throated Carib
The green-throated Carib (Eulampis holosericeus) is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Polytaminae. It is found in Puerto Rico and the Lesser Antilles.
15. Green Hermit
The green hermit (Phaethornis guy) is a large hummingbird native to southern Central America (Costa Rica and Panama) south to northern South America (northeastern Venezuela and Trinidad, and the northern Andes of eastern Peru).
16. Green Parrot Finch
Parrot finches are small, colorful birds belonging to the genus Erythrora in the family Estrildidae, the estrildid finches. They are found from Southeast Asia to New Guinea and many Pacific islands. They live in forests, bamboo thickets, and grasslands and some are found in man-made habitats such as fields, parks, and gardens. Several species are commonly kept as cage birds.
17. Greenfinch
The European greenfinch or simply the greenfinch (Chloris chloris) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.
18. Green-faced Parrotfinch
The green-faced parrotfinch (Erythrura viridifacies) is a species of starfinch found on the northern Philippine islands of Luzon, Mindoro, Payne, Negros, and Cebu. Its local name in Tagalog is Mayang Kaviyan.
19. Green-headed Tanager
The green-headed tanager (Tangara seledon) is a brightly colored bird found in the Atlantic forests of southeastern Brazil, far eastern Paraguay, and far northeastern Argentina (Misiones only).
20. Green-throated Euphonia
Euphonias are members of the genus Euphonia, a group of Neotropical birds in the finch family. They and Chlorophonias comprise the subfamily Euphoniinae.
21. Green Catbird
The green catbird (Ailuroedus crassirostris) is a species of bowerbird found in subtropical forests along the east coast of Australia, from southeastern Queensland to southern New South Wales. It is named after its distinctive sound that resembles a cat’s meow, although it is also mistaken for a crying baby. The green catbird resembles the spotted catbird, which is found in the wet tropical rainforests of Far North Queensland.
22. Green Imperial Pigeon
The green imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea) is a large forest pigeon. The large range extends from Nepal, southern India, and Sri Lanka eastwards to southern China, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
23. Black-throated Green Warbler
A small yellowish-green songbird with a yellow face and head and olive-yellow back. They have black streaking on the sides and wings and are whitish underneath.
24. Wilson’s Warbler Female
Wilson’s warblers are small yellow warblers with black caps in males and olive caps in females. Female Wilson’s Warblers have olive green backs and yellow undersides.
Breeding in Canada, Alaska, and the northwestern states, Wilson’s warblers can also be seen in the states during migration. They winter in Mexico and Central America.
25. Hooded Warbler Female
Female hooded warblers are olive green on the back and greenish yellow on the belly. They sometimes have lighter dark hood outline markings.
Male hooded warblers have bright yellow faces with a distinctive black hood and throats. They are yellow below and olive green above.
They breed in the eastern states before heading south to Central America and the Caribbean for the winter.
