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[[Image:Golden-bellied Euphonia male SJ.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male, subspecies ''chrysopasta''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Madre de Dios Department, [[Peru]], September, 2018]]
 
'''Alternative name: White-lored Euphonia'''
 
'''Alternative name: White-lored Euphonia'''
[[Image:Golden-bellied Euphonia male SJ.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo  ©  by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />[[Madre de Dios Department]], [[Perú]], September, 2018]]
 
 
;[[:Category:Euphonia|Euphonia]] chrysopasta
 
;[[:Category:Euphonia|Euphonia]] chrysopasta
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
9–10 cm; the only euphonia in its range with white [[Topography#Heads|lores]].
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9–10 cm (3½-4 in); the only euphonia in its range with white [[Topography#Heads|lores]].
  
Sexually dimorphic
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Sexually [[Dictionary_D-F#D|dimorphic]]
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
[[South America]]: found throughout the Amazon basin in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]] and [[Brazil]].
 
[[South America]]: found throughout the Amazon basin in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]] and [[Brazil]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
[[Image:Golden-bellied Euphonia Euphonia chrysopasta chrysopasta FemaleSJ.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Female<br />Photo ©  by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />[[Madre de Dios Department]], [[Perú]], September, 2018]]
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[[Image:Golden-bellied Euphonia Euphonia chrysopasta chrysopasta FemaleSJ.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female, subspecies ''chrysopasta''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Madre de Dios Department, [[Peru]], September, 2018]]
 
====Subspecies====
 
====Subspecies====
 
There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>
 
There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>
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==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 
====Diet====
 
====Diet====
Their diet consists of fruit and insects.
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Their diet consists of fruit, seeds and insects.
 
==References==
 
==References==
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}#Avibase
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Avibase
 
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2014)
 
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2014)
 
#BF Member observations
 
#BF Member observations

Revision as of 01:11, 25 February 2019

Male, subspecies chrysopasta
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Madre de Dios Department, Peru, September, 2018

Alternative name: White-lored Euphonia

Euphonia chrysopasta

Identification

9–10 cm (3½-4 in); the only euphonia in its range with white lores.

Sexually dimorphic

Distribution

South America: found throughout the Amazon basin in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.

Taxonomy

Female, subspecies chrysopasta
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Madre de Dios Department, Peru, September, 2018

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies[1]

  • E. c. chrysopasta:
  • E. c. nitida:

Habitat

Canopy of humid Amazon lowland forest, river edges and swamps. Observed at heights around 290 m.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of fruit, seeds and insects.

References

  1. 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/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2014)
  4. BF Member observations

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