Euphonia gouldi praetermissa

(Peters, 1929)

Vernacular names
English : Olive-backed euphonia
French : Organiste olive

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Passeriformes
Family : Fringillidae
Notes : 1 other subspecies known

Identification
Adults can reach up to 10 cm in length for a weight of 16 g. Grey bill, thick and short. Global coloration is olive-green with rufous-orange belly, mottled flanks and yellow forehead. Female has yellowish breast and belly, rufous forehead. Subspecies with shorter wings and less chestnut on belly.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in Central America, from central east Mexico to the Carribbean slope of Honduras, south to north-west Panama. This subspecies is found in the south of the range. Lives in tall humid tropical forests in lowlands and foothills, up to 1200 meters.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species remains common in protected areas around its range but has steeply declined in non protected parts because of deforestation.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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