Golden-rumped Euphonia

Chlorophonia cyanocephala (Vieillot, 1819)

11 cmLength14 gWeight

Most records: Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil

Golden-rumped Euphonia has been recorded at 270 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 11 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Jardín Botánico de QuitoEcuador672 records
Cabañas San IsidroEcuador480 records
Hostería San José de PuemboEcuador460 records

More places

Puembo Birding GardenEcuador342 records
Refugio Paz de las AvesEcuador294 records
Mindo – Vía a las cascadasEcuador290 records
PE IntervalesBrazil190 records
Flor de Café/PlataformaPeru184 records
Bellavista – camino a la estación científicaEcuador166 records
Bellavista Cloud Forest LodgeEcuador163 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Ecuador Colombia Brazil Venezuela Argentina Peru Bolivia Paraguay

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the Golden-rumped Euphonia?

The Golden-rumped Euphonia is about 11 cm long and weighs around 14 g.

Where does the Golden-rumped Euphonia live?

Its breeding range: South America: northern Colombia to (formerly) Trinidad and the Guianas; in Andes to Bolivia and northwestern Argentina; southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina. It is most often recorded in Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil.

What does the Golden-rumped Euphonia eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Golden-rumped Euphonia in?

It belongs to the family Finches, Euphonias (Fringillidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length: 11 cm
Weight: 14 g
Habitat: Forest
Diet: Fruit
Lifestyle: Perches in trees
Migration: Resident (barely migrates)

More measurements

Wing: 64 mm
Tail: 38 mm
Bill: 9 mm
Tarsus: 14 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

South America: northern Colombia to (formerly) Trinidad and the Guianas; in Andes to Bolivia and northwestern Argentina; southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2