- Euphonia hirundinacea
Identification
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. As all Euphonias, they have short tails and stocky bodies.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Two subspecies are recognized[1]:
- E. h. hirundinacea
- E. h. gnatho
Habitat
In dry areas pefers gallery forest and moist evergreen woodland; in wetter areas inhabits forest edge, semi-open, plantations.
Behaviour
5 eggs are laid and are incubated by the female, though both parents feed the young.
The diet includes fruit.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
