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What the Hispaniolan Euphonia sounds like
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The Hispaniolan euphonia is about 10 to 12 cm (3.9 to 4.7 in) long. The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males have a tawny yellow forehead that is separated from the forecrown by a narrow blackish strip. Their crown and nape are sky blue that extends forward from the latter under the ear coverts. The rest of their head and their throat are blackish violet. Their back and wing coverts are black with a dark blue gloss and their rump and uppertail coverts are rich tawny yellow. Their tail is dull black. Their flight feathers are dull black with thin medium blue edges. Voice: The Hispaniolan euphonia's song is "a trilling, tinkling tuc-tuc-tuc..., punctuated with sharp whistles, often in long rambling discourse for up to 20 minutes with little or no pause". Its calls include "a plaintive whistle" often followed by "a soft tuk-tuk, ee-oo-tuk-tuk, or i-i-i-u-u-…..tuk, tuk".
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When to see the Hispaniolan Euphonia
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Hispaniolan Euphonia
The map shades 2 countries with regular records, and 7 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, St. Lucia, El Salvador, United States.
About the Hispaniolan Euphonia
The Hispaniolan euphonia is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola that is shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
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Easily confused with
Puerto Rican EuphoniaChlorophonia sclateriThe Puerto Rican euphonia is about 10 to 12 cm (3.9 to 4.7 in) long and weighs about 12 to 16 g (0.42 to 0.56 oz).
Lesser Antillean EuphoniaChlorophonia flavifronsThe Lesser Antillean euphonia is about 10 to 12 cm (3.9 to 4.7 in) long and weighs about 13 to 16 g (0.46 to 0.56 oz).
Yellow-collared ChlorophoniaChlorophonia flavirostrisThe yellow-collared chlorophonia is a chunky, short-tailed, stubby-billed bird.
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