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Puerto Rican Euphonia

Puerto Rican Euphonia

KingdomOrderFamilyGenusSpecies
AnimaliaPasseriformesFringillidaeChlorophoniaChlorophonia sclateri

The brilliant golden-throated Puerto Rican Euphonia (Chlorophonia sclateri) is a small arboreal finch endemic to its namesake Caribbean Island.

Puerto Rican Euphonia
IUCN Status: Least-Concern
  • Common Name(s): Puerto Rican Euphonia
  • Family: Fringillidae
  • Body Dimensions: 10 cm
  • Male Plumage Color(s): Blue Helmet, Yellow Underparts Including The Throat, and A Dark Mask
  • Female Plumage Color(s): Olive-Green With A Less Vibrant Blue Helmet and A Small Yellowish Forehead Patch
  • Habitat: Subtropical forests
  • Diet: Fruit, Arthropods
  • Native Countries: Puerto Rico
  • Continent(s): North America
  • Taxonomy Classification Year: 1854
  • Taxonomist(s): Philip Lutley Sclater

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