Nombre en español: Eufonia Violacea

Nombre en inglés: Violaceous Euphonia

Nombre científico: Euphonia violacea

Familia: Fringillidae

Categorías: Hipotéticas

La eufonia violácea, fruterito violáceo o tangará amarillo(Euphonia violacea) es una ave passeriforme que habita partes de Argentina, Paraguay, Brasil, Trinidad y Tobago y VenezuelaMiden cerca de 11 cm de longitud en adultos. La especie presenta dimorfismo sexual: los machos son coloridos de pecho brillante y amarillo, mientras que las hembras y las aves inmaturas tienen color oliváceo.Son aves sociales, que se alimentan de frutos y consumen insectos raramente. Habita zonas de vegetación virgen, secundaria y plantaciones de cacao y cítricos. Los nidos son construidos en cavidades en troncos. Cada postura tiene de media cuatro huevos blancos, pintados de rojo, e incubados solo por la hembra.

Violaceous euphonia

The violaceous euphonia (Euphonia violacea) is a small passerine bird in the true finch family. It is a resident breeder from Trinidad, Tobago and eastern Venezuela south to Paraguay and northeastern Argentina. The bird’s range in northern Brazil is the lower portion of the Amazon Basin and the adjacent Tocantins River drainage, with its northwestern limits from Brazil and the Guyanas, the eastern banks of the Orinoco River drainage in central Venezuela.It occurs in forests, second growth and plantations of cocoa and citrus fruit. The ball nest is built on a bank, tree stump or cavity and the normal clutch is four, sometimes three, red-blotched white eggs, which are incubated by the female.Adult violaceous euphonias are 11.4 cm long and weigh 14 g. The male has glossy blue-black upperparts and a deep golden yellow forehead and underparts. The female and immature are olive green above and greenish yellow below.These are social birds which eat mainly small fruit and only rarely take insects. The fruits are mostly mistletoes, epiphytic cacti and Cecropia fruit which are suited for them because of their simple digestive tract. Along with insects, it has been seen to consume terrestrial snails in Brazil. The violaceous euphonia’s song is a varied mix of musical notes, squeaks, chattering and imitation.Members of the genus Euphonia are prized as cage birds and several are threatened by trapping, but this species benefits from its relatively inaccessible habitat.

Fuentes: Wikipedia/eBird/xeno-canto