Photo: Jerry Oldenettel from Socorro, NM, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Yellow-crowned Euphonia
Euphonia luteicapilla
Yellow-crowned Euphonia (Euphonia luteicapilla) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Yellow-crowned Euphonia (Euphonia luteicapilla) is a member of the Fringillidae family found in Central America & Caribbean. Adults weigh 13 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 luteicapilla
Quick facts
- Weight
- 13 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-crowned 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 Yellow-crowned Euphonia is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-crowned Euphonia (Euphonia luteicapilla) belongs to the Fringillidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Central America & Caribbean. Its distribution covers MA Nicaragua to Panama.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 13 g, with a wing length of about 5.4 cm and a tail of around 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.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 112,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-crowned Euphonia?
The Yellow-crowned Euphonia is a very small bird that weighs around 13 g.
Where does the Yellow-crowned Euphonia live?
The Yellow-crowned Euphonia is found across Central America & Caribbean with a range covering MA Nicaragua to Panama, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Yellow-crowned Euphonia belong to?
The Yellow-crowned Euphonia (Euphonia luteicapilla) belongs to the Fringillidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-crowned Euphonia eat?
The Yellow-crowned Euphonia is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Yellow-crowned Euphonia migrate?
The Yellow-crowned Euphonia is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-crowned 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 Yellow-crowned Euphonia make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-crowned 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 Yellow-crowned Euphonia's range?
The Yellow-crowned Euphonia has a mapped global range of about 112,000 km².
Conservation
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