Yellow-throated Euphonia
Euphonia hirundinacea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusEuphonia (Typical Euphonias)
- SpeciesEuphonia hirundinacea (Yellow-throated Euphonia)
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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Euphonia sighting in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Biotopo Cerro Cahuí
Scrub Euphonia
Euphonia affinis
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Brown Jay
Psilorhinus morio
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus flavigaster
Spot-breasted Wren
Pheugopedius maculipectus
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-throated Euphonia in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Euphonia sighting in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-throated Euphonia in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí?
June has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-throated Euphonia in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí in our monthly data.