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;[[:Category:Euphonia|Euphonia]] affinis | ;[[:Category:Euphonia|Euphonia]] affinis | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | A tiny | + | A tiny 9-11cm (3½-4¼ in) finch with short bill, curved [[Topography_Artwork_Beaks|culmen]]. |
| − | *Male is glossy blue-black (the perception of color depending on the light) with a golden-yellow forecrown patch and yellow underparts. The throat and bib are black. | + | *'''Male''' is glossy blue-black (the perception of color depending on the light) with a golden-yellow forecrown patch and yellow underparts. The throat and bib are black. |
| − | + | *Pacific slope birds have a white [[Dictionary_A-C#C|crissum]]<br /> | |
| + | '''Female''' is olive below, with lighter, more yellow breast, and greenish-olive back. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Central America]]: found in [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]] and [[Costa Rica]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Once considered to be tanagers, modern classification puts the Euphonias in the finch family. | Once considered to be tanagers, modern classification puts the Euphonias in the finch family. | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | *''E. a. olmecorum'': | ||
| + | :*Southern [[Mexico]] (Oaxaca and Chiapas) | ||
| + | *''E. a. affinis'': | ||
| + | :*Tropical eastern Mexico (Tamaulipas) to north-western [[Costa Rica]] | ||
| + | *''E. a. godmani'': | ||
| + | :-Arid tropical western Mexico (south-eastern Sonora to Guerrero) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Broad-leaf deciduous forests, scrub, brushy fields, and agricultural areas. Prefers drier habitat than other Euphonias. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| + | Their diet consists almost entirely of various fruits, such as mistletoe and figs. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2016) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Euphonia+affinis}} | {{GSearch|Euphonia+affinis}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category: Euphonia]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category: Euphonia]] | ||
Revision as of 23:05, 21 April 2016
- Euphonia affinis
Identification
A tiny 9-11cm (3½-4¼ in) finch with short bill, curved culmen.
- Male is glossy blue-black (the perception of color depending on the light) with a golden-yellow forecrown patch and yellow underparts. The throat and bib are black.
- Pacific slope birds have a white crissum
Female is olive below, with lighter, more yellow breast, and greenish-olive back.
Distribution
Central America: found in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
Taxonomy
Once considered to be tanagers, modern classification puts the Euphonias in the finch family.
Subspecies
- E. a. olmecorum:
- Southern Mexico (Oaxaca and Chiapas)
- E. a. affinis:
- Tropical eastern Mexico (Tamaulipas) to north-western Costa Rica
- E. a. godmani:
- -Arid tropical western Mexico (south-eastern Sonora to Guerrero)
Habitat
Broad-leaf deciduous forests, scrub, brushy fields, and agricultural areas. Prefers drier habitat than other Euphonias.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists almost entirely of various fruits, such as mistletoe and figs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Scrub Euphonia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Scrub_Euphonia
