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;[[:Category:Euphonia|Euphonia]] hirundinacea | ;[[:Category:Euphonia|Euphonia]] hirundinacea | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Male | + | As with all [[:Category:Euphonia|Euphonias]], they have short tails and stocky bodies<br /> |
| − | + | '''Male''': yellow below including the throat and blue above except for yellow on the front that just reaches the crown in front of the eye.<br /> | |
| + | '''Female''': plumage is dull green with pale belly and dark legs. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | [[Central America]]: found from north-eastern [[Mexico]] to western [[Panama]]. | |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | [[Image:20100221-045745.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Dave+Clark|Dave Clark}}<br />[[Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve]], [[Costa Rica]], February 2010]] | ||
Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| − | *''E. h. hirundinacea'' | + | *''E. h. hirundinacea'': |
| − | *''E. h. gnatho'' | + | :*Gulf-[[Caribbean]] lowlands of eastern [[Mexico]] to eastern [[Nicaragua]] |
| − | + | *''E. h. gnatho'': | |
| + | :*North-western Nicaragua to [[Costa Rica]] and extreme western [[Panama]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | In dry areas | + | In dry areas prefers gallery forest and moist evergreen woodland; in wetter areas inhabits forest edge, semi-open, plantations. Cloud forests. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | 5 eggs | + | ====Breeding==== |
| − | + | The clutch consists of 5 eggs which are incubated by the female, though both parents feed the young. | |
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes fruit. | The diet includes fruit. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct12}}#AvianWeb |
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Euphonia+hirundinacea}} | {{GSearch|Euphonia+hirundinacea}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Euphonia]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Euphonia]] | ||
Revision as of 22:00, 28 November 2012
- Euphonia hirundinacea
Identification
As with all Euphonias, they have short tails and stocky bodies
Male: yellow below including the throat and blue above except for yellow on the front that just reaches the crown in front of the eye.
Female: plumage is dull green with pale belly and dark legs.
Distribution
Central America: found from north-eastern Mexico to western Panama.
Taxonomy
Two subspecies are recognized[1]:
- E. h. hirundinacea:
- E. h. gnatho:
- North-western Nicaragua to Costa Rica and extreme western Panama
Habitat
In dry areas prefers gallery forest and moist evergreen woodland; in wetter areas inhabits forest edge, semi-open, plantations. Cloud forests.
Behaviour
Breeding
The clutch consists of 5 eggs which are incubated by the female, though both parents feed the young.
Diet
The diet includes fruit.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- AvianWeb
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-throated Euphonia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-throated_Euphonia
