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Elegant euphonia

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Elegant euphonia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Euphoniinae
Genus: Chlorophonia
Species:
C. elegantissima
Binomial name
Chlorophonia elegantissima
(Bonaparte, 1838)
Synonyms

Euphonia elegantissima

The elegant or blue-hooded euphonia (Chlorophonia elegantissima) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. It was formerly classified in the genus Euphonia, but phylogenetic evidence indicates that it groups with Chlorophonia.[2]

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and heavily degraded former forest.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Euphonia elegantissima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Taxonomic Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-07-14.


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