Female © Andrew Spencer
Male © Blake Matheson

Bronze-green Euphonia Euphonia mesochrysa

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Identification

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Small finch of cloud forest along the east slope of the Andes. Male has a bright yellow forehead, orange belly, and a bluish-gray tinge to head and wings. Female is similar to other female euphonias, but has a yellow throat, whitish belly, and usually shows a hint of gray on nape and wings. Feeds in fruiting trees, often quite high, and sometimes joins mixed flocks. Voice is rather distinctive for a euphonia: gives an attention-grabbing series of piping whistles and ringing trills.

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