Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | toquí dorsiverd |
| Dutch | Groenruggors |
| English | Green-backed Sparrow |
| English (United States) | Green-backed Sparrow |
| French | Tohi à dos vert |
| French (France) | Tohi à dos vert |
| German | Grünrückenammer |
| Japanese | ミドリオリーブシトド |
| Norwegian | grønnryggspurv |
| Polish | ciszek zielonawy |
| Russian | Зеленоспинный тохи |
| Serbian | Zelenoleđi strnad |
| Slovak | strnádlik zelenochrbtý |
| Spanish | Cerquero Dorsiverde |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Gorrión Espalda Verdosa |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Rascador Dorso Verde |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cerquero dorsiverde |
| Swedish | grönryggig sparv |
| Turkish | Belize Yeşil Sırtlı Serçesi |
| Ukrainian | Риджвея зеленоспинна |
Green-backed Sparrow Arremonops chloronotus
Version: 1.0 — Published April 11, 2014
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Vocalizations
The song of Green-backed Sparrow is described as "a variable series of (usually) 3-8 rich chips, usually with 1-2 introductory notes" (Howell and Webb 1995). Compared to the song of Olive Sparrow (Arremonops rufivirgatus), the song of Green-backed Sparrow has a richer introduction and chip notes, but the pace of chip notes does not accelerate noticeably, as does the song of Olive Sparrow (Howell and Webb 1995).
For a representative audio recording with sonogram, see audio
Calls of Green-backed Sparrow include "a sharp tsik or sik, and a thin sssirrr", and, at least in twomeyi (and perhaps also in nominate chloronotus?) a longer ssi-i-ssir; all calls are similar to those of Olive Sparrow (Howell and Webb 1995).
Additional audio recordings of vocalizations of Green-backed Sparrow can be heard at Macaulay Library, at xeno-canto, and at Internet Bird Collection.
Nonvocal Sounds
None reported.
