Scrub Euphonia (Euphonia affinis)

Other Names (World)
Scrub Euphonia, Lesson's Euphonia, Black-throated Euphonia, Pale-vented Euphonia (godmani), Godman's Euphonia (godmani)

Family
Fringillidae (Finches)

Size
10 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lesson, 1842)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowlandand dry forest, subtropical and tropical dry and moist shrubland. From sea-level - 1,000 m, occasionally up to 2,250 m.

Range (Guide)

Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua.

Population
Estimated population is 500,000 - 4,999,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (11)...)

Scrub Euphonia (Euphonia affinis) [XC339946]
by id from The Lodge at Pico Bonito, Honduras (call)

Scrub Euphonia (Euphonia affinis) [XC339945]
by Oswaldo Cortes from The Lodge at Pico Bonito, Honduras (call)

Subspecies
Recent molecular-genetic analysis indicates that genus belongs in family Fringillidae. May form a monophyletic species group with Yellow-crowned Euphonia (Euphonia luteicapilla), Purple-throated Euphonia (Euphonia chlorotica) and Trinidad Euphonia (Euphonia trinitatis).

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

olmecorum Dickerman, 1981 - Ulf slope of Mexico from southern Tamaulipas and eastern San Luis Potos�� south to northern Chiapas.
godmani Brewster, 1889 - Pacific slope of Mexico from south-eastern Sonora south to central Guerrero.
affinis (Lesson, 1842) - Yucat�n Peninsula and Cozumel I south through Belize and Guatemala to northern Honduras; Pacific slope of Mexico from western Oaxaca southern along coast to north-western Costa Rica (Guanacaste).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Scrub Euphonia (Euphonia affinis) - 10 files

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