Photo: Dario Sanches from São Paulo, Brazil / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Blue-naped Chlorophonia
Chlorophonia cyanea
Blue-naped Chlorophonia (Chlorophonia cyanea) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Blue-naped Chlorophonia (Chlorophonia cyanea) is a member of the Fringillidae family found in South America. 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 Chlorophonia
- Species cyanea
Where it lives
Northeastern Venezuela through Andes to central Peru; tepuis of southern Venezuela, far western Guyana and far northern Brazil; southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina
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 Blue-naped Chlorophonia 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 Blue-naped Chlorophonia is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Blue-naped Chlorophonia (Chlorophonia cyanea) is a member of the Fringillidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA ne Venezuela through Andes to c Peru; tepuis of s Venezuela, far w Guyana and far n Brazil; se Brazil, e Paraguay and ne Argentina.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 14 g, with a wing length of about 6.2 cm and a tail of around 3.5 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 2 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Blue-naped Chlorophonia?
The Blue-naped Chlorophonia is a very small bird that weighs around 14 g.
Where does the Blue-naped Chlorophonia live?
The Blue-naped Chlorophonia is found across South America with a range covering SA ne Venezuela through Andes to c Peru; tepuis of s Venezuela, far w Guyana and far n Brazil; se Brazil, e Paraguay and ne Argentina, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Blue-naped Chlorophonia belong to?
The Blue-naped Chlorophonia (Chlorophonia cyanea) belongs to the Fringillidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Blue-naped Chlorophonia eat?
The Blue-naped Chlorophonia is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Blue-naped Chlorophonia migrate?
The Blue-naped Chlorophonia is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Blue-naped Chlorophonia 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 Blue-naped Chlorophonia make?
1 real field recording of the Blue-naped Chlorophonia — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Blue-naped Chlorophonia's range?
The Blue-naped Chlorophonia has a mapped global range of about 2 million km².
Conservation
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