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Tawny-capped Euphonia
Euphonia anneae
Tawny-capped Euphonia (Euphonia anneae) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Tawny-capped Euphonia (Euphonia anneae) is a member of the Fringillidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 14.9 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 anneae
Quick facts
- Weight
- 14.9 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Tawny-capped 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 Tawny-capped Euphonia is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Tawny-capped Euphonia (Euphonia anneae) belongs to the Fringillidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA Costa Rica to Colombia.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 14.9 g, with a wing length of about 6.4 cm and a tail of around 3.6 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 20,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Tawny-capped Euphonia?
The Tawny-capped Euphonia is a very small bird that weighs around 14.9 g.
Where does the Tawny-capped Euphonia live?
The Tawny-capped Euphonia is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA Costa Rica to Colombia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Tawny-capped Euphonia belong to?
The Tawny-capped Euphonia (Euphonia anneae) belongs to the Fringillidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Tawny-capped Euphonia eat?
The Tawny-capped Euphonia is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Tawny-capped Euphonia migrate?
The Tawny-capped Euphonia is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Tawny-capped 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 Tawny-capped Euphonia make?
1 real field recording of the Tawny-capped Euphonia — 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 Tawny-capped Euphonia's range?
The Tawny-capped Euphonia has a mapped global range of about 20,000 km².
Conservation
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