Velvet-fronted Euphonia
Euphonia concinna
The Velvet-fronted Euphonia (Euphonia concinna) is a rare finches, euphonias, and alli found only in Colombia, weighing about 10 g. The velvet-fronted euphonia is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias.
About the Velvet-fronted Euphonia
The velvet-fronted euphonia is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is endemic to Colombia.
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How to identify it
The velvet-fronted euphonia is 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long and weighs 9 to 12 g (0.32 to 0.42 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males have a small yellow forecrown; the color extends just to the eye and is separated from the bill by a thin black line. The rest of their head and their upperparts are blue-black with a purplish gloss. Their tail is also blue-black. Their flight feathers are black with usually a small white spot at the base of the outer primaries. Their chin and throat are blue-black and the rest of their underparts are rich ochraceous to cinnamon-yellow. Voice: The male, and possibly the female, velvet-fronted euphonia sings "a slightly gravelly and varied series of phrases, e.g. p’wheeet-wheeet...pa’weet, whe’e’e’t, whe’e’e’t...pa’weet, p’bzrrrr, bzrrrr..." whose wheeet notes rise in pitch and are sometimes slightly burry. The bzrrrr notes are buzzy or rattling. Both sexes call with "a clear high dee-dee or tee dee-dee".
What the Velvet-fronted Euphonia sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
The Velvet-fronted Euphonia can be seen all year round, with peak activity in October. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Velvet-fronted Euphonia?
- The velvet-fronted euphonia is 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long and weighs 9 to 12 g (0.32 to 0.42 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Velvet-fronted Euphonia?
- The Velvet-fronted Euphonia is a tiny sized bird weighing about 10 g.
- Where can you see a Velvet-fronted Euphonia?
- The Velvet-fronted Euphonia is endemic to Colombia, which is the only country where it occurs.
- What does a Velvet-fronted Euphonia sound like?
- You can listen to a field recording of the Velvet-fronted Euphonia on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
- What birds look similar to a Velvet-fronted Euphonia?
- The Velvet-fronted Euphonia is most easily confused with the Jamaican Euphonia, the Orange-crowned Euphonia and the West Mexican Euphonia.
- Is the Velvet-fronted Euphonia endangered?
- The Velvet-fronted Euphonia is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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