Chestnut-bellied Euphonia (Euphonia pectoralis)

Other Names (World)
Chestnut-bellied Euphonia, Black-throated Euphonia (Euphonia vittata)

Family
Fringillidae (Finches)

Size
11 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Latham, 1801)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 1,550 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay.

Eastern and south-eastern Brazil (Alagoas; central Mato Grosso and southern Bahia south to Santa Catarina), adjacent eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina (Misiones).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (38)...)

Chestnut-bellied Euphonia (Euphonia pectoralis) [XC421415]
by Marcelo da Rocha from S\u00e3o Miguel Arcanjo, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil (song)

Chestnut-bellied Euphonia (Euphonia pectoralis) [XC62306]
by Jeremy Minns from trail between Hotel Donati and Hotel Simon, Itatiaia NP, RJ, Brazil (call?)

Subspecies
Recent molecular-genetic analysis indicates that genus belongs in family Fringillidae. May form a superspecies with Rufous-bellied Euphonia (Euphonia rufiventris) and Golden-sided Euphonia (Euphonia cayennensis). Described taxon Euphonia vittata believed to have been a hybrid between present species and Orange-bellied Euphonia (Euphonia xanthogaster).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Chestnut-bellied Euphonia (Euphonia pectoralis) - 10 files

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