SISKINS & EUPHONIAS   -   FRINGILLIDAE

Thick-billed Siskin Spinus crassirostris amadoni Belen road, Region I, Chile. Male. (S5)

Hooded Siskin Spinus magellanicus ictericus Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Male. (S5)		Hooded Siskin Spinus magellanicus ictericus Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Female. (S5)

Black Siskin Spinus atratus Tilcara, Jujuy province, Argentina. This is one of the most distinctive members of the family, found in the Andes from central Peru to northern Chile and Argentina. (D3)

Scrub Euphonia Euphonia affinis affinis La Ensenada Lodge, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica This Mexican and Central American species is very similar to the one below, and they must share a common ancestor. Male plumage and voice is nearly the same, habitat (dry woodland) is similar, but female plumage differs somewhat. (S6)

Purple-throated Euphonia Euphonia chlorotica serrirostris Corrego dos Ovos, 16 km ESE of Pirapora, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Male. Found in dry woodland throughout much of South America. (S5f)		Purple-throated Euphonia Euphonia chlorotica serrirostris Corrego dos Ovos, 16 km ESE of Pirapora, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Female. (S5f)

Velvet-fronted Euphonia Euphonia concinna Road to Laguna de Hato, Tolima department, Colombia. Male. Endemic to the Magdalena Valley of Colombia. (S5)		Velvet-fronted Euphonia Euphonia concinna Road to Laguna de Hato, Tolima department, Colombia. Female. (S5)

Finsch's Euphonia Euphonia finschi Surama village, Potaro-Siparuni region, Guyana. Male. A euphonia nearly endemic to the Guianas, barely getting into adjacent parts of Brazil and Venezuela. (D3)

Violaceous Euphonia Euphonia violacea auranticollis Guapi Assu Bird Lodge, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. Male. Visiting the banana feeders near the lodge. The next bird is possibly it's mate since they coming in at the same time. (S5)

Violaceous Euphonia Euphonia violacea auranticollis Guapi Assu Bird Lodge, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. Female. Visiting the banana feeders near the lodge. (S5)

Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris hypoxantha Milpe Bird Sanctuary, Pichincha province, Ecuador. Female feeding young. I think the one on the left is the young one being fed, since it ended up with the banana. I'm also guessing that it is a male due to the slight orange cast to the plumage. (S6f)

Golden-rumped Euphonia Euphonia cyanocephala (ssp?) Fazenda Angelim, Ubatuba, São Paulo state, Brazil. Male. The mate of the female in the next photo. He was helping to build a nest, a mossy globe in the fork of a branch about 3 meters off the ground. (S6)		Golden-rumped Euphonia Euphonia cyanocephala (ssp?) Fazenda Angelim, Ubatuba, São Paulo state, Brazil. Female. She's carrying some cobwebs to the nest that was under construction on 23 Oct 2010. (S6)

Fulvous-vented Euphonia Euphonia fulvicrissa fulvicrissa Canopy Tower, Panama province, Panama. Male. (S2f)

Olive-backed Euphonia Euphonia gouldi praetermissa La Selva OTS, Heredia province, Costa Rica. Male. (D3)

Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea hirundinacea Sierra de los Tuxtlas, Veracruz state, Mexico. (S5)

Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster exsul Rancho Grande, Henri Pittier NP, Aragua state, Venezuela. Male. An example of one of the northernmost races, which have a chestnut crown. (D3)

Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster xanthogaster Reserva Ecologica de Guapi Assu, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. Male. (D3)

Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster quitensis Mirador Rio Blanco, Los Bancos, Pichincha province, Ecuador. Male. (S6)

Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster quitensis Mirador Rio Blanco, Los Bancos, Pichincha province, Ecuador. Female. (D3)

Rufous-bellied Euphonia Euphonia rufiventris Yasuní Research Station, Orellana province, Ecuador. A common Amazonian species. (S6)

Chestnut-bellied Euphonia Euphonia pectoralis Hotel do Ypê, Itatiaia NP, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. Male. (D3)

Chestnut-bellied Euphonia Euphonia pectoralis Folha Seca, Ubatuba, São Paulo state, Brazil. Female. She still has chestnut on the undertail coverts, making her easy to ID. (S6)

Blue-naped Chlorophonia Chlorophonia cyanea cyanea Iguaçu National Park, Parana state, Brazil. Male. This colorful species occurs on the lower slopes of mountainous regions throughout much of South America. (S6)

Blue-naped Chlorophonia Chlorophonia cyanea cyanea Hotel do Ypê, Itatiaia NP, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. Male. (D3)

Blue-naped Chlorophonia Chlorophonia cyanea psittacina El Dorado Lodge, Santa Marta mountains, Magdalena department, Colombia. This distinctive subspecies is endemic to the Santa Martas. It has striking yellow forehead and a green back (not blue) making the nuchal collar stand out much more. Compare it to the nominate subspecies above. (S6)

Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys Cerro Toledo, Loja province, Ecuador. Female. (S5)