Elegant euphonia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Fringillidae |
Subfamily: | Euphoniinae |
Genus: | Chlorophonia |
Species: | C. elegantissima |
Binomial name | |
Chlorophonia elegantissima (Bonaparte, 1838) | |
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Synonyms | |
Euphonia elegantissima |
The elegant or blue-hooded euphonia (Chlorophonia elegantissima) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. It was formerly classified in the genus Euphonia , but phylogenetic evidence indicates that it groups with Chlorophonia . [2]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and heavily degraded former forest.