- Euphonia fulvicrissa
Identification
9 cm (3½ in)
Male
- Lemon-yellow forehead patch
- Blue upperparts
- Yellow underparts
- Brownish-red undertail coverts
Sexually dimorphic
Distribution
North-western South America: found in Panama, Colombia and Ecuador
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- E. f. fulvicrissa:
- E. f. omissa:
- Tropical central Colombia
- E. f. purpurascens:
Habitat
Humid lowland and mixed rain forest; riparian, secondary humid forest, shrubby clearings observed at heights around 622 m (2,042 ft) elevation.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of small fruits and probably arthropods as well.
Breeding
They build a covered nest with a side entrance.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Feb 2018)
- BF Member observationsa
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Fulvous-vented Euphonia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Fulvous-vented_Euphonia