Yellow-throated euphonia
| Yellow-throated 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. hirundinacea
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| Binomial name | |
| Euphonia hirundinacea Bonaparte, 1838
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The yellow-throated euphonia (Euphonia hirundinacea) is a species of bird in the Fringillidae family. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama.
The yellow-throated euphonia is a small 10 cm (3.9 in) long bird. Like most male euphonias, it is primarily dark blue above and yellow below. They can easily be confused for other euphonia species that share their range. The male of this species is distinguished by the combination of a yellow forecrown, yellow throat and a white spot on the belly. The female is dull green, but also has the distinctive white belly spot.[2][3]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.
Its call is a fast chee-dee-dee.[2]
References
- ^ Template:IUCN
- ^ a b Garrigues, Richard; Dean, Robert (2007). The Birds of Costa Rica. Ithaca: Zona Tropical/Comstock/Cornell University Press. p. 326. ISBN 978-0-8014-7373-9.
- ^ Angehr, George R.; Dean, Robert (2010). The Birds of Panama. Ithaca: Zona Tropical/Comstock/Cornell University Press. p. 385. ISBN 978-0-8014-7674-7.
- Stiles, F. Gary; Skutch, Alexander F. (1989). A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica. Comstock Publishing Associates. ISBN 0-8014-9600-4.
External links
- "Euphonia hirundinacea". Avibase.
- "Yellow-throated euphonia media". Internet Bird Collection.
- Yellow-throated euphonia photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University)
- Yellow-throated euphonia species account at Neotropical Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
- Interactive range map of Euphonia hirundinacea at IUCN Red List maps
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