Yellow-crowned Euphonia

Euphonia luteicapilla

Least ConcernUncommonFruitForestDomed nestTiny · 13 g

About the Yellow-crowned Euphonia

The yellow-crowned euphonia is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama.

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The yellow-crowned euphonia is about 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long and weighs 11.4 to 14.5 g (0.40 to 0.51 oz). It has a short stubby bill. The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males have a large yellow forecrown and crown; the color extends well past the eye. The rest of their head, nape, and throat are glossy blue-black. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are also glossy blue-black. Their breast, belly, and undertail coverts are bright yellow. Adult females have an olive head, upperparts, wings, and tail with a yellowish tinge on the forehead. Voice: The yellow-crowned euphonia sings "a short, dry sputtering series of notes, e.g. pit ditrééa-twiddledee bee bee" that has also been described as "a short wiry chut-tsip ts’tsew tsiuweer". Its call is "a series of 2–3 clear high whistled notes that may be given at varying speed, ee-bee-bee" or given as a longer series "beebee, peepeepee". It also makes "tsit notes" as a contact and flight call.

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What the Yellow-crowned Euphonia sounds like

Recording: Beth Cottam · CC0 · via xeno-canto
Recording: Oliver Komar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where it lives

Regular range

When to see it

Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Side by side: Purple-throated Euphonia vs Yellow-crowned Euphonia · Orange-bellied Euphonia vs Yellow-crowned Euphonia · Olive-backed Euphonia vs Yellow-crowned Euphonia · Scrub Euphonia vs Yellow-crowned Euphonia

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