Bronze-green Euphonia
Euphonia mesochrysa
The Bronze-green Euphonia (Euphonia mesochrysa) is a rare finches, euphonias, and alli found in 4 countries, weighing about 13 g. The bronze-green euphonia is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias.
About the Bronze-green Euphonia
The bronze-green euphonia is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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How to identify it
The bronze-green euphonia is 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long and weighs 12 to 15 g (0.42 to 0.53 oz). It is a rather drab euphonia with a thick stubby bill. The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a bright yellow forehead with a thin dark olive band below it. Their mid-crown is olive, their rear crown grayish, and their nape and the rest of their face olive. Their upperparts are olive with a strong gray-blue gloss. Their upperwing coverts are olive-green and their primary coverts blackish. Voice: One description of the bronze-green euphonia's song is "2 clear notes followed by a musical trill, tee-teeu-trrrrrt". Another is "usually a whistled note followed by one or more ringing rattles, for example peew brrrrrrr brr brr". Its call is "a distinctive, gravelly treeuh, treeuh".
What the Bronze-green Euphonia sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
The Bronze-green Euphonia can be seen all year round, with peak activity in October. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Bronze-green Euphonia?
- The bronze-green euphonia is 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long and weighs 12 to 15 g (0.42 to 0.53 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Bronze-green Euphonia?
- The Bronze-green Euphonia is a tiny sized bird weighing about 13 g.
- Where can you see a Bronze-green Euphonia?
- The Bronze-green Euphonia occurs in 4 countries, including Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Bolivia.
- What does a Bronze-green Euphonia sound like?
- You can listen to 3 field recordings of the Bronze-green Euphonia on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
- What birds look similar to a Bronze-green Euphonia?
- The Bronze-green Euphonia is most easily confused with the West Mexican Euphonia, the Velvet-fronted Euphonia and the Jamaican Euphonia.
- Is the Bronze-green Euphonia endangered?
- The Bronze-green Euphonia is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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