Violaceous Euphonia
(Euphonia violacea) |
Violaceous Euphonia occurs in northern and eastern South America, from Trinidad and eastern Venezuela south to Paraguay and northeastern Argentina. Although it occurs in coastal Brazil, it is absent from the arid caatinga in the interior northeast. This species inhabits primary and secondary tropical forests, and treed plantations. It builds domed nests on tree stumps, in cavities, or behind a bromeliad. Violaceous Euphonia is mostly frugivore.
The male has glossy blue-black upperparts and a golden-yellow forehead and underparts. The female and immature are olive-green above and yellow below. Although still common, this species is declining in some areas, mostly due to trapping for the cage-bird trade. Euphonia spp. were formerly included in the Thraupidae.
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D35042
Violaceous Euphonia
(Euphonia violacea); male
Brasso Seco, Trinidad
Trinidad and Tobago
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D34930
Violaceous Euphonia
(Euphonia violacea); female
Brasso Seco, Trinidad
Trinidad and Tobago
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D40242
Violaceous Euphonia
(Euphonia violacea); male
Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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D34933
Violaceous Euphonia
(Euphonia violacea); male
Brasso Seco, Trinidad
Trinidad and Tobago
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D34932
Violaceous Euphonia
(Euphonia violacea); female
Brasso Seco, Trinidad
Trinidad and Tobago
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D34946
Violaceous Euphonia
(Euphonia violacea); male
Brasso Seco, Trinidad
Trinidad and Tobago
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D34934
Violaceous Euphonia
(Euphonia violacea); male
Brasso Seco, Trinidad
Trinidad and Tobago
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D34947
Violaceous Euphonia
(Euphonia violacea); male
Brasso Seco, Trinidad
Trinidad and Tobago
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D34944
Violaceous Euphonia
(Euphonia violacea); male
Brasso Seco, Trinidad
Trinidad and Tobago
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D34948
Violaceous Euphonia
(Euphonia violacea); male
Brasso Seco, Trinidad
Trinidad and Tobago
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D34941
Violaceous Euphonia
(Euphonia violacea); male
Brasso Seco, Trinidad
Trinidad and Tobago
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D40241
Violaceous Euphonia
(Euphonia violacea); male
Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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