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Golden-sided Euphonia
Euphonia cayennensis
Golden-sided Euphonia (Euphonia cayennensis) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Golden-sided Euphonia (Euphonia cayennensis) is a member of the Fringillidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 14.3 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 cayennensis
Quick facts
- Weight
- 14.3 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Golden-sided Euphonia is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Golden-sided Euphonia is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Golden-sided Euphonia (Euphonia cayennensis) is a species of bird in the Fringillidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South America. Its distribution covers SA n Amazonia.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 14.3 g, with a wing length of about 5.7 cm and a tail of around 3.1 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 1.3 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Golden-sided Euphonia?
The Golden-sided Euphonia is a very small bird that weighs around 14.3 g.
Where does the Golden-sided Euphonia live?
The Golden-sided Euphonia is found across South America with a range covering SA n Amazonia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Golden-sided Euphonia belong to?
The Golden-sided Euphonia (Euphonia cayennensis) belongs to the Fringillidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Golden-sided Euphonia eat?
The Golden-sided Euphonia is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Golden-sided Euphonia migrate?
The Golden-sided Euphonia is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Golden-sided 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 Golden-sided Euphonia make?
1 real field recording of the Golden-sided 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 Golden-sided Euphonia's range?
The Golden-sided Euphonia has a mapped global range of about 1.3 million km².
Conservation
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