Yellow-throated Euphonia

Euphonia hirundinacea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
GenusEuphonia (Typical Euphonias)
SpeciesEuphonia hirundinacea (Yellow-throated Euphonia)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Celaque National Park

4 Verified records at Celaque National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The yellow-throated euphonia (Euphonia hirundinacea) is a species of songbird in the family Fringillidae. It is found in southeastern Mexico and throughout Central America with its range stretching from Belize south to western Panama. It inhabits primarily both humid and dry regions where it prefers the forest edge, open woodland, and shaded plantations. It has two subspecies, the nominate subspecies Euphonia hirundinacea hirundinacea and Euphonia hirundinacea gnatho. This finch is a small bird with pointed wings and a short bill and short tail. Males of this species have dark glossy blue-black upperparts excluding a yellow forecrown, and bright yellow underparts, while females have olive green upperparts and whitish-gray breast and lower parts. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Celaque National Park

Euphonia elegantissima

<5% · Rare

Spinus psaltria

10–20% · With luck

Chlorophonia occipitalis

5–10% · With luck

Spinus notatus

5–10% · With luck

Hesperiphona abeillei

Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Loxia curvirostra

Insufficient data

Cyanocorax melanocyaneus

Dives dives

Quiscalus mexicanus

Turdus grayi

Troglodytes musculus

Myadestes occidentalis

40–50% · Likely

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Yellow-throated Euphonia at Celaque National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
2	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
3	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
4	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	40–50%
5	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
6	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	30–40%
7	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	30–40%
8	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
9	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	20–30%
10	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
11	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
12	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	20–30%
13	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
14	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
15	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
16	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
17	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
18	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
19	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	10–20%
20	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
21	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
25	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
26	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
27	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
28	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
29	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
30	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
31	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
32	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
33	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
34	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
35	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
36	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
37	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Yellow-throated Euphonia

Closest Relatives at Celaque National Park

Elegant Euphonia

Lesser Goldfinch

Blue-crowned Chlorophonia

Black-headed Siskin

Hooded Grosbeak

Red Crossbill

Bushy-crested Jay

Melodious Blackbird

Great-tailed Grackle

Clay-colored Thrush

Southern House Wren

Brown-backed Solitaire

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found