| 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 euphonia 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.
