Golden-bellied Euphonia - BirdForum Opus

Alternative name: White-lored Euphonia

Male
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Madre de Dios Department, Perú, September, 2018

Euphonia chrysopasta

Identification

9–10 cm; 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
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Madre de Dios Department, Perú, September, 2018

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]

• E. c. chrysopasta:

• Tropical south-eastern Colombia to Bolivia and adjacent western Brazil

• E. c. nitida:

• Eastern Colombia to southern Venezuela, the Guianas and northern Brazil

Habitat

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

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of fruit and insects.

References

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

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Golden-bellied Euphonia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 February 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Golden-bellied_Euphonia

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