| Chestnut-bellied Euphonia (Euphonia pectoralis) | ||
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Ubatuba, SP, Brazil The Chestnut-bellied Euphonia is found in south east Brazil, neighbouring Paraguay and Missiones in Argentina. See the distribution map at xeno-canto. It is a member of the superspecies that includes the Rufous-bellied Euphonia, E. rufiventris, to the west and the Golden-sided Euphonia, E. cayennensis, to the north. |
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The male is a shiny dark blue which comes down onto his chest, with a chestnut belly and a yellow patch at the bend of its wing. The female is very different being generally olive on the back and flanks with a grey nape and grey underparts. She has distinctive rufous undertail coverts. They generally travel in pairs, sometimes in a mixed flock and usually in the canopy. |
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It feeds on small fruits the seeds of which pass very quickly through its intestines. This appears to help the seeds germinate but it does not disperse them very far. It also feeds on nectar and insects. | |
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