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Bronze-green Euphonia
Euphonia mesochrysa
Bronze-green Euphonia (Euphonia mesochrysa) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Bronze-green Euphonia (Euphonia mesochrysa) is a member of the Fringillidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 13 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 mesochrysa
Quick facts
- Weight
- 13 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Bronze-green 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 Bronze-green Euphonia is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Bronze-green Euphonia (Euphonia mesochrysa) is a species of bird in the Fringillidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South America. Its distribution covers SA e slope Andes from c Colombia to c Bolivia.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 13 g, with a wing length of about 5.8 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 194,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Bronze-green Euphonia?
The Bronze-green Euphonia is a very small bird that weighs around 13 g.
Where does the Bronze-green Euphonia live?
The Bronze-green Euphonia is found across South America with a range covering SA e slope Andes from c Colombia to c Bolivia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Bronze-green Euphonia belong to?
The Bronze-green Euphonia (Euphonia mesochrysa) belongs to the Fringillidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Bronze-green Euphonia eat?
The Bronze-green Euphonia is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Bronze-green Euphonia migrate?
The Bronze-green Euphonia is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Bronze-green 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 Bronze-green Euphonia make?
1 real field recording of the Bronze-green 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 Bronze-green Euphonia's range?
The Bronze-green Euphonia has a mapped global range of about 194,000 km².
Conservation
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