Photo: Dario Sanches from São Paulo, Brazil / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Purple-throated Euphonia
Euphonia chlorotica
Purple-throated Euphonia (Euphonia chlorotica) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Purple-throated Euphonia (Euphonia chlorotica) is a member of the Fringillidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 11 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 chlorotica
Where it lives
Guianan Shield, dry valleys of central Andes, Amazonia to southeastern Brazil and north-central Argentina
Quick facts
- Weight
- 11 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Not Evaluated
Least Concern
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Purple-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 Purple-throated Euphonia is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Purple-throated Euphonia (Euphonia chlorotica) is a species of bird in the Fringillidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South America. Its distribution covers SA Guianan Shield, dry valleys of c Andes, Amazonia to se Brazil and nc Argentina.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 11 g, with a wing length of about 5.7 cm and a tail of around 3.3 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 9.6 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Purple-throated Euphonia?
The Purple-throated Euphonia is a very small bird that weighs around 11 g.
Where does the Purple-throated Euphonia live?
The Purple-throated Euphonia is found across South America with a range covering SA Guianan Shield, dry valleys of c Andes, Amazonia to se Brazil and nc Argentina, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Purple-throated Euphonia belong to?
The Purple-throated Euphonia (Euphonia chlorotica) belongs to the Fringillidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Purple-throated Euphonia eat?
The Purple-throated Euphonia is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Purple-throated Euphonia migrate?
The Purple-throated Euphonia is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Purple-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 Purple-throated Euphonia make?
1 real field recording of the Purple-throated Euphonia — including its subsong — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Purple-throated Euphonia's range?
The Purple-throated Euphonia has a mapped global range of about 9.6 million km².
Conservation
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