Photo: Dario Sanches from São Paulo, Brazil / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Green-chinned Euphonia
Euphonia chalybea
Green-chinned Euphonia (Euphonia chalybea) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Green-chinned Euphonia (Euphonia chalybea) is a member of the Fringillidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 19 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 chalybea
Quick facts
- Weight
- 19 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Green-chinned 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 Green-chinned Euphonia is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Green-chinned Euphonia (Euphonia chalybea) is a species of bird in the Fringillidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA e Paraguay ne Argentina and se Brazil.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 19 g, with a wing length of about 6.9 cm and a tail of around 4.1 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 745,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Green-chinned Euphonia?
The Green-chinned Euphonia is a small bird that weighs around 19 g.
Where does the Green-chinned Euphonia live?
The Green-chinned Euphonia is found across South America with a range covering SA e Paraguay ne Argentina and se Brazil, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Green-chinned Euphonia belong to?
The Green-chinned Euphonia (Euphonia chalybea) belongs to the Fringillidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Green-chinned Euphonia eat?
The Green-chinned Euphonia is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Green-chinned Euphonia migrate?
The Green-chinned Euphonia is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Green-chinned 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 Green-chinned Euphonia make?
1 real field recording of the Green-chinned 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 Green-chinned Euphonia's range?
The Green-chinned Euphonia has a mapped global range of about 745,000 km².
Conservation
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