Purple-throated euphonia
| Purple-throated euphonia | |
|---|---|
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| Male in Brazil | |
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| Female in Brazil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Genus: | Euphonia |
| Species: | E. chlorotica |
| Binomial name | |
| Euphonia chlorotica (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
The purple-throated euphonia (Euphonia chlorotica) is a songbird species in the family Fringillidae. It was formerly placed in the Thraupidae.
It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Euphonia chlorotica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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