Purple-throated euphonia
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| Species: | E. chlorotica
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| Euphonia chlorotica (Linnaeus, 1766)
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The Purple-throated Euphonia (Euphonia chlorotica) is a songbird species in the family Fringillidae. It was formerly placed in the Thraupidae.
It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.
References
Media related to Euphonia chlorotica at Wikimedia Commons
- BirdLife International 2004. Euphonia chlorotica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.
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