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Thick-billed Euphonia
Euphonia laniirostris
Thick-billed Euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Thick-billed Euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris) is a member of the Fringillidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 15 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 laniirostris
Where it lives
Southwestern Costa Rica to western Amazonia
Quick facts
- Weight
- 15 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Thick-billed 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 Thick-billed Euphonia is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Thick-billed Euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris) is a member of the Fringillidae family, within the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA sw Costa Rica to w Amazonia.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 15 g, with a wing length of about 6.1 cm and a tail of around 3.7 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 4.5 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Thick-billed Euphonia?
The Thick-billed Euphonia is a very small bird that weighs around 15 g.
Where does the Thick-billed Euphonia live?
The Thick-billed Euphonia is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA sw Costa Rica to w Amazonia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Thick-billed Euphonia belong to?
The Thick-billed Euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris) belongs to the Fringillidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Thick-billed Euphonia eat?
The Thick-billed Euphonia is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Thick-billed Euphonia migrate?
The Thick-billed Euphonia is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Thick-billed 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 Thick-billed Euphonia make?
1 real field recording of the Thick-billed 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 Thick-billed Euphonia's range?
The Thick-billed Euphonia has a mapped global range of about 4.5 million km².
Conservation
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