Elegant euphonia

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Elegant euphonia
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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.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2020). "Euphonia elegantissima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T22722734A139232419. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22722734A139232419.en . Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  2. "Taxonomic Updates – IOC World Bird List" . Retrieved 2021-07-14.