About the Green-chinned Euphonia
The green-chinned euphonia or green-throated euphonia is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.
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The green-chinned euphonia is about 10 cm (3.9 in) long and weighs 18 to 20 g (0.63 to 0.71 oz). It is a large euphonia with a short thick bill. The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males have a small bright yellow forehead patch and blackish lores. The rest of their head, their neck, and their upperparts are glossy dark greenish blue. Their flight feathers are mostly dusky with dark greenish blue edges on the secondaries and tertials. Their tail's upper side is dark greenish blue and its underside is dark dusky gray. Voice: The green-chinned euphonia's song is a "short, simple warble with partly inhaled tif notes" and its call a "mid-high, dry, rapid ditditditdit".
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Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Paraguay.
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Golden-sided EuphoniaEuphonia cayennensisThe golden-sided euphonia is about 11 cm (4.3 in) long and weighs about 12 to 16 g (0.42 to 0.56 oz).
Plumbeous EuphoniaEuphonia plumbeaThe plumbeous euphonia is about 9 cm (3.5 in) long and weighs about 9 g (0.32 oz).
Finsch's EuphoniaEuphonia finschiFinsch's euphonia is 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long and weighs 10 to 11 g (0.35 to 0.39 oz).
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