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Yellow-throated Euphonia
Euphonia hirundinacea
Yellow-throated Euphonia (Euphonia hirundinacea) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Yellow-throated Euphonia (Euphonia hirundinacea) is a member of the Fringillidae family found in Central America & Caribbean. Adults weigh 14 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Fringillidae Finches, Euphonias
- Genus Euphonia
- Species hirundinacea
Quick facts
- Weight
- 14 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-throated Euphonia is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Yellow-throated Euphonia is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-throated Euphonia (Euphonia hirundinacea) belongs to the Fringillidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Central America & Caribbean. Its distribution covers MA e Mexico to Panama.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 14 g, with a wing length of about 6 cm and a tail of around 3.4 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 637,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-throated Euphonia?
The Yellow-throated Euphonia is a very small bird that weighs around 14 g.
Where does the Yellow-throated Euphonia live?
The Yellow-throated Euphonia is found across Central America & Caribbean with a range covering MA e Mexico to Panama, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-throated Euphonia belong to?
The Yellow-throated Euphonia (Euphonia hirundinacea) belongs to the Fringillidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-throated Euphonia eat?
The Yellow-throated Euphonia is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Yellow-throated Euphonia migrate?
The Yellow-throated Euphonia is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-throated Euphonia endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Yellow-throated Euphonia make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-throated Euphonia — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Yellow-throated Euphonia's range?
The Yellow-throated Euphonia has a mapped global range of about 637,000 km².
Conservation
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