The thick-billed euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, formerly placed in the Thraupidae.

Thick-billed euphonia
Male
Female
both E. l. melanura, Colombia
Euphonia laniirostris - Thick-billed Euphonia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Euphoniinae
Genus: Euphonia
Species:
E. laniirostris
Binomial name
Euphonia laniirostris
Synonyms
  • Euphonia melanura

This euphonia measures 10 cm (3.9 in). The male has entirely yellow underparts from throat to vent save for a small terminal patch of white on the undertail. Upperparts are a dark blue-black except for the yellow crown patch which extends from the bill over the head to just past the eye. The female, like many euphonias, is dull olive above and yellow below.[2]

It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Euphonia laniirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22722724A163565037. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22722724A163565037.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Angehr, George R.; Dean, Robert (2010). The Birds of Panama. Ithaca: Zona Tropical/Comstock/Cornell University Press. p. 384. ISBN 978-0-8014-7674-7.
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