Olive-backed Euphonia - BirdForum Opus

Photo © by Stanley Jones
Sarapiqui, Heredia Province, Costa Rica, March 2006

Euphonia gouldi

Identification

9.5 cm long and weighs 12g. Olive upperparts, yellow forehead, rufous belly surrounded by yellow. Female is less glossy than the male, chestnut forehead, yellow underparts and a small rufous belly patch.

Photo © by Reini
Costa Rica, February 2005

Distribution

Caribbean, Mexico to western Panama.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• E. g. gouldi:

• Caribbean slope of easterb Mexico (Veracruz) to Honduras

• E. g. praetermissa:

• Extreme easterb Honduras to westerb Panama (Bocas del Toro)

Habitat

Wet forests.

Behaviour

Breeding

It builds a spherical cup nest, with a side entrance, hidden in a tree. 3 brown-marked white eggs are laid.

Diet

The diet includes small fruits.

Vocalisation

Call: a metallic chrrr-chrrr
Song: a mixture of the call with clear or nasal whistles

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Olive-backed Euphonia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Olive-backed_Euphonia

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