Orange-bellied Euphonia
Encyclopedia
The Orange-bellied Euphonia (Euphonia xanthogaster) is a species of bird
in the Fringillidae (finch) family
. They were formerly considered tanagers (Thraupidae). It is found in Bolivia
, Brazil
, Colombia
, Ecuador
, Guyana
, Panama
, Peru
, and Venezuela
. Its natural habitat
s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
s and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
The Black-throated Euphonia
("Euphonia vittata") is now thought to be a hybrid between the Orange-bellied Euphonia and the Chestnut-bellied Euphonia
.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Fringillidae (finch) family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
. They were formerly considered tanagers (Thraupidae). It is found in Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
, Guyana
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
, Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
, Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, and Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
. Its natural habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
s and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
The Black-throated Euphonia
Black-throated Euphonia
The Black-throated Euphonia is a bird in the Thraupidae, or Tanager family. It is known only by a single specimen in the British Natural History Museum| with the type locality given as Rio de Janeiro, and was originally described as Euphonia vittata by Philip Sclater in 1861...
("Euphonia vittata") is now thought to be a hybrid between the Orange-bellied Euphonia and the Chestnut-bellied Euphonia
Chestnut-bellied Euphonia
The Chestnut-bellied Euphonia is a species of bird in the Fringillidae family. It was formerly placed with the related Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay...
.
External links
- Orange-bellied Euphonia videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Orange-bellied Euphonia photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res
- Photo-Medium Res; Article lachuleta