Alternative name: Green-chinned Euphonia
- Euphonia chalybea
Identification
11 cm (4¼ in); a large euphonia with a thick bill
Male
- Yellow frontal band
- Blackish lores
Female: olive above and grey below with yellow-olive on the chin and flanks
Similar Species
Violaceous Euphonia, which has a larger yellow patch on the forecrown and a smaller bill.
Distribution
Found in from east Paraguay to south-east Brazil and north-east Argentina.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Atlantic rain forest, in woodland and at forest edges and in backyards.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of fruit and insects, including caterpillars and spiders.
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/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015)
- Arthur Grosset
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Green-throated Euphonia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Green-throated_Euphonia
