- Euphonia luteicapilla
Identification
Length: 3.75" (9.5 cm).
Male: steel blue above and throat, solid yellow below and on crown to well behind eye.
Female: olive above, yellow below.
Distribution
Central America: found from Nicaragua to eastern Panama.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Dry scrub and savannahs in lowlands.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of berries, particularly mistletoe and small fruit.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Yellow-crowned Euphonia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-crowned_Euphonia
External Links
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