| Thick-billed euphonia | |
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| Male | |
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| Female bothE. l. melanura, Colombia | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Euphoniinae |
| Genus: | Euphonia |
| Species: | E. laniirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| Euphonia laniirostris D'Orbigny &Lafresnaye, 1837 | |
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Thethick-billed euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris) is a species ofbird in the familyFringillidae, formerly placed in theThraupidae.
This euphonia measures 10 cm (3.9 in). The male has entirely yellow underparts from throat to vent save for a small terminal patch of white on the undertail. Upperparts are a dark blue-black except for the yellow crown patch which extends from the bill over the head to just past the eye. The female, like many euphonias, is dull olive above and yellow below.[2]
It is found inBolivia,Brazil,Colombia,Costa Rica,Ecuador,Panama,Peru, andVenezuela. Its naturalhabitats are subtropical or tropical dryforests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
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