The Blue-naped Chlorophonia is a strikingly colorful bird native to South America and is generally considered fairly common in its natural habitat. The bird exhibits a small, plump appearance with predominantly green plumage. Its underparts are yellow, while the mantle, lower nape, rump, and eye-ring display a vibrant blue. Notably, some subspecies feature a yellow frontlet. There is a distinct sexual dimorphism in this species, with females appearing duller than males, characterized by more greenish-yellow underparts and less blue on the mantle and lower nape​​. The Blue-naped Chlorophonia has a highly disjunct distribution, found in various locations across South America. These include the Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, the Andes from Bolivia to Venezuela, the Perijá and Santa Marta Mountains, the Venezuelan Coastal Range, and the Tepuis. The bird is primarily associated with humid forests but is also known to inhabit nearby gardens and parks, especially in the Atlantic Forest region. Most populations of this species are located in subtropical highlands, although it can be found near sea level in the Atlantic Forest area​​. Photographed in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.