Chestnut-bellied Euphonia
Euphonia pectoralis
The chestnut-bellied euphonia is about 11 cm (4.3 in) long and weighs 15 to 16.5 g (0.53 to 0.58 oz). It is a smallish euphonia with a stout bill. The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males have a glossy metallic blue head, breast, and upperparts. Their flight feathers and tail are dusky with a metallic blue tinge and metallic blue feather edges. A patch of elongated golden-yellow pectoral feathers protrudes in front of the wing. Their underparts below the breast are dark chestnut. Voice: The chestnut-bellied euphonia's song is "a short, harsh series of warbled notes that may include imitations of other birds". Its call is a "low, rattling, scratchy wru-wru-wru-wru-wru".
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Trinidad Euphonia
Euphonia trinitatis
The Trinidad euphonia is a small, stout, short-tailed passerine, measuring 9.7–11 cm (3.8–4.3 in) in length and weighing 8.8–14 g (0.31–0.49 oz). It is sexually dimorphic in plumage. The male is glossy blue-black on the head, back, chin, and throat, with a bright yellow forehead and crown, and bright yellow underparts. The basal half of his rectrices are white, as are his underwing coverts; the latter results in a white stripe on his underwing when he flies. He also has white on the inner webs of the outer two to three tail feathers; this appears as two large white ovals on the undertail. Voice: A "notably vocal" species, the Trinidad euphonia has whistled calls that are high-pitched, plaintive, and hard to locate. The male typically sits at or near the top of a tree to call, often sitting on a semi-exposed or bare branch. One regular call, variously transcribed as "pee", "tee", or "dee", is typically doubled, though sometimes it is repeated 3–5 times, and exceptionally up to 20.
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