White-vented euphonia

The white-vented euphonia (Euphonia minuta) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae.

White-vented euphonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Euphoniinae
Genus: Euphonia
Species:
E. minuta
Binomial name
Euphonia minuta
Cabanis, 1849

Description

Euphonia 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

Euphonia 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
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Euphonia minuta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Ridgely, Robert; Greenfield, Paul (2001). The Birds of Ecuador Field Guide.
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