- Euphonia gouldi
Identification
9.5 cm long and weighs 12g. Olive upperparts, yellow forehead, rufous belly surrounded by yellow. Female is less glossy than the male, chestnut forehead, yellow underparts and a small rufous belly patch.
Distribution
Caribbean, Mexico to western Panama.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Wet forests.
Behaviour
It builds a spherical cup nest, with a side entrance, hidden in a tree. 3 brown-marked white eggs are laid.
The diet includes small fruits.
The Olive-backed Euphonia’s call is a metallic chrrr-chrrr, and the song is mixture of the call with clear or nasal whistles.
