Spot-crowned Euphonia
Euphonia imitans
The spot-crowned euphonia is about 10 cm (3.9 in) long and weighs about 14 g (0.49 oz). It is a small euphonia with a stubby bill. The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males have a bright yellow forehead; the patch extends to the rear of the eye and is speckled with black. The rest of their crown and their face, nape, throat, chest, and upperparts are steely blue-black. Their upperwing coverts are a slightly glossy blue-black. Their flight feathers are dusky with a blue-black tinge and white bases on the inner webs of most feathers. Their tail is dusky with a blue-black tinge. Voice: The spot-crowned euphonia "produces rolling, buzzy utterances". Its song "typically consists of a note or phrase repeated 5–8 times, followed by abrupt shift to another series; some songs are clear sweet warbles, others chaffy or wheezy and dry, e.g. chip a cheer weet; chip tuck tuck; wee churee-cha..., and so on". A song bout may last up to 30 minutes.
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White-vented Euphonia
Euphonia minuta
The white-vented euphonia is about 9 cm (3.5 in) long and weighs about 8 to 11.5 g (0.28 to 0.41 oz). It is a very small euphonia with a short thick bill. The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a small bright yellow forehead; the patch does not reach the eye. The rest of their head, their neck, and their upperparts are glossy blue-black with a purplish gloss on the head and nape. Their flight feathers are dusky with dark blue edges. Their tail is mostly glossy blue-black with white inner webs on the underside of the outer three pairs of feathers. Voice: The white-vented euphonia's song is "surprisingly loud and forceful for so small a bird, a shrill series of sharp and staccato notes, tu, véévéét, ch-véét, cheewit, chewit, ...véét...ch-véét, tsik, veéé, vic-squik, squik-squik, veéé... and so on". Its calls include "a sharp veet" and "a sputtery wee-chu".
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