Chestnut-bellied Euphonia - BirdForum Opus

Euphonia pectoralis

Photo by Luiz
Simon Hotel, Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 2007

Identification

11.5 cm
Male

• Shiny steel blue chest
• Chestnut belly
• Yellow patch at bend of wing
  

Female

• Olive back and flanks
• Grey underparts and nape
• Rufous undertail coverts

Distribution

Female on the left, male on the right
Photo by arthurgrosset
Ubatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 2002

South America: found in eastern Brazil (eastern Alagoas) to eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Canopy of Atlantic rain forests and montanes.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes fruits, nectar and insects. Will visit garden feeders.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Arthur Grosset
3. BF Member observations

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chestnut-bellied Euphonia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-bellied_Euphonia

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