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The tawny-cappeded euphonia is 10 to 11 cm (3.9 to 4.3 in) long and weighs about 15 g (0.53 oz). It is a small euphonia with a thick bill. The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a rich rufous-chestnut crown. The rest of their head and their nape, throat, upperwing coverts, and upperparts are glossy blue-black. Their flight feathers are dusky with dark blue edges and white inner webs at the base of most of them. Voice: The tawny-capped euphonia's "nmusical utterances are harsh and nasal". In more detail, its song is "a note or phrase repeated 2–4 times before changing, e.g. whee whee whee, wheer wheer, nah-a-a-ak, nah-a-a-ak, eeeenk eeenk eeenk, seeet seeet... and so on".
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When to see the Tawny-capped Euphonia
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Tawny-capped Euphonia
The map shades 2 countries with regular records, and 1 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 Colombia.
About the Tawny-capped Euphonia
The tawny-capped euphonia is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama.
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Easily confused with
Chestnut-bellied EuphoniaEuphonia pectoralisThe chestnut-bellied euphonia is about 11 cm (4.3 in) long and weighs 15 to 16.5 g (0.53 to 0.58 oz).
Trinidad EuphoniaEuphonia trinitatisThe 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).
White-lored EuphoniaEuphonia chrysopastaThe white-lored euphonia is 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long and weighs about 11 to 16 g (0.39 to 0.56 oz).
Side by side: Chestnut-bellied Euphonia vs Tawny-capped Euphonia · Tawny-capped Euphonia vs Trinidad Euphonia
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