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Euphonia chlorotica

Euphonia chlorotica (*)

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Parvordo: Passerida
Superfamilia: Passeroidea
Familia: Thraupidae
Genus: Euphonia
Species: Euphonia chlorotica
Subspecies: E. c. amazonica - E. c. chlorotica - E. c. cynophora - E. c. serrirostris - E. c. taczanowskii

Name

Euphonia chlorotica (Linnaeus, 1766)

Vernacular names
Português: Fim-fim

Reference

Syst. Nat. ed.12 p.317

The Purple-throated Euphonia (Euphonia chlorotica) is a songbird species in the family Fringillidae. It was formerly placed in the Thraupidae.

It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.

References

* Media related to Euphonia chlorotica at Wikimedia Commons
* BirdLife International 2004. Euphonia chlorotica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.

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