White-vented euphonia
| White-vented euphonia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Euphoniinae |
| Genus: | Euphonia |
| Species: | E. minuta
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| Binomial name | |
| Euphonia minuta Cabanis, 1849
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The white-vented euphonia (Euphonia minuta) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae.
Description
E. minuta measures approximately 9.5 cm (3.7 in). Both sexes have a whitish midbelly and crissum. Males are blue-black above with a yellow forehead. Their throats are purple-black and their underparts are bright yellow. Females are olive-green above with whitish throats. Their calls consist of single notes, beem or seeu.[2]
Distribution & Habitat
E. minuta is found in two disjunct populations. The first ranges from southern Mexico south along the Pacific coast to northwestern Ecuador, the second across northern South America from the eastern Andean foothills as far east as the state of Pará in Brazil, and south to northern Bolivia. Its natural habitats are the canopies and borders of moist woodland.
Behaviour
White-vented euphonias often associate with other Euphonia species, forming mixed species flocks.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Euphonia minuta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Ridgely, Robert; Greenfield, Paul (2001). The Birds of Ecuador Field Guide.