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Revision as of 18:52, 5 September 2017
- Euphonia violacea
Identification
10 cm (4 in)
- Orangy-yellow forecrown
- Glossy bluish-black upperparts
- Golden yellow underparts
Female and immature: olive green upperparts and greenish yellow underparts
Distribution
Trinidad, Tobago, eastern Venezuela, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, northern Brazil, and the Guianas.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- E. v. rodwayi:
- E. v. violacea:
- E. v. auranticollis:
Habitat
Forests, second growth and plantations of cocoa and citrus fruit.
Behaviour
Breeding
They build a ball shaped nest on a bank, tree stump or cavity. The 3-4 red-blotched white eggs are incubated by the female.
Diet
The diet includes small fruit and nectar; only occasionally taking insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Violaceous Euphonia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Violaceous_Euphonia
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