| Elegant euphonia | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Euphoniinae |
| Genus: | Chlorophonia |
| Species: | C. elegantissima |
| Binomial name | |
| Chlorophonia elegantissima (Bonaparte, 1838) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Euphonia elegantissima | |
The elegant or blue-hooded euphonia (Chlorophonia elegantissima) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. It was formerly classified in the genus Euphonia, but phylogenetic evidence indicates that it groups with Chlorophonia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- BirdLife International (2020). "Euphonia elegantissima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22722734A139232419. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22722734A139232419.en. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- "Taxonomic Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-07-14.
External links
- Photo; Article, Photo gallery-"Blue-hooded Euphonia" Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Euphonia elegantissima--"Elegant Euphonia" photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Chlorophonia
- Birds of Central America
- Birds of Mexico
- Birds described in 1838
- Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte
- Birds of the Sierra Madre Occidental
- Birds of the Sierra Madre Oriental
- Birds of the Sierra Madre del Sur
- Birds of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
- Fringillidae stubs