- Euphonia chlorotica
Identification
9–10 cm (3½-4 in)
- Yellow forecrown
- Bluish-black upper parts
- Bright yellow underparts
- Yellow forehead
- Greenish-yellow throat
Distribtuion
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- E. c. cynophora:
- E. c. chlorotica:
- Tropical Guianas to north-eastern Brazil
- E. c. serrirostris:
- E. c. taczanowskii
- E. c. amazonica:
- Amazonian Brazil
Habitat
Mostly along forest borders, river edges and riverine islands.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of mistletoe berries, and other small fruits.
Vocalisation
Call: a high whistled piercing fee-wee.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2017)
- Google Books
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Purple-throated Euphonia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Purple-throated_Euphonia