The yellow-crowned euphonia (Euphonia luteicapilla) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama, and is perhaps the most common euphonia in its range.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and heavily degraded former forest. It can be found on occasion in the canopy of small forests.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Euphoniinae |
| Genus: | Euphonia |
| Species: | E. luteicapilla
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| Euphonia luteicapilla (Cabanis, 1861)
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The males have an entirely yellow crown and dark throat. The females have no yellow crown and are yellowish olive color on their upper surface and have an underside of dull yellow. They're mostly indistinguishable from other euphonia, but often seen in pairs or small groups with males.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Euphonia luteicapilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22722703A137411450. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22722703A137411450.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Yellow-crowned Euphonia (Euphonia luteicapilla) :: xeno-canto". www.xeno-canto.org. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ^ a b Goldsmith, William. "Euphonia luteicapilla (yellow-crowned euphonia)". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ^ "Yellow-crowned Euphonia - eBird". ebird.org. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
Further reading
edit- Skutch, Alexander F. (1954). "Yellow-crowned euphonia" (PDF). Life Histories of Central American Birds. Pacific Coast Avifauna, Number 34. Berkeley, California: Cooper Ornithological Society. pp. 241–246.
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