Golden-rumped Euphonia

Subspecies insignis
Photo by Stanley Jones
Guacamayos Ridge at Loreto Road. East-slope of the Andes, Napo Province, Ecuador, December 2007

Chlorophonia cyanocephala

Cyanophonia cyanocephala

Identification

11 cm

Distribution

Trinidad and Tobago, also widespread throughout South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina

Taxonomy

Female
Photo by Luis R
La Azulita, Estado Mérida, Venezuela, March 2013

Subspecies

There are three subspecies^[1]:

• C. c. pelzelni:

• Southern Colombia and western Ecuador

• C. c. insignis:

• East slope of Andes of southern Ecuador

• C. c. cyanocephala:

• Montane regions of Venezuela east to Trinidad and the Guianas; Andes south, primarily on east slope, to northwestern Argentina; and northeastern Argentina, Paraguay, and southeastern Brazil

Habitat

Subtropical cloudforest and forest borders. Observed at heights around 2700 m.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet consists almost entirely of fruit, with some insects also eaten.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014)
3. BF Member observations

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Golden-rumped Euphonia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Golden-rumped_Euphonia

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