Bronze-green Euphonia

Bronze-green Euphonia

Euphonia mesochrysa

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Amboró National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

47 Verified sightings at Amboró National Park From 2019 to 2026
177 In all 3 parks
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Bronze-green Euphonia

The bronze-green euphonia (Euphonia mesochrysa) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The bronze-green euphonia was originally described in 1873 with its current binomial Euphonia mesochrysa. At the time, the genus Euphonia was a member of the family Thraupidae, the "true" tanagers. Multiple studies in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries resulted in Euphonia being reassigned to its present place in the family Fringillidae.

The bronze-green euphonia is 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long and weighs 12 to 15 g (0.42 to 0.53 oz). It is a rather drab euphonia with a thick stubby bill. The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a bright yellow forehead with a thin dark olive band below it. Their mid-crown is olive, their rear crown grayish, and their nape and the rest of their face olive. Their upperparts are olive with a strong gray-blue gloss... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:25

Ecuador · 2017

© Manuel Sánchez-Nivicela · XC1163089 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:29

Peru · 2016

© Fabrice Schmitt · XC609761 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Bolivia · 2021

© Jacob Wijpkema · XC688329 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~10%
2 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
3 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Bronze-green Euphonia in Amboró National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze-green Euphonia sighting in Amboró National Park on a given day, based on 47 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 91st most-seen of the 273 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Bronze-green Euphonia in Amboró National Park?

September and December

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze-green Euphonia in Amboró National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July and October, the lowest months. June has too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see a Bronze-green Euphonia?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bronze-green Euphonia sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Amboró National Park the best place to see a Bronze-green Euphonia?

Yes

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Bronze-green Euphonia sightings, Amboró National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 10%) and Manu National Park (Peru, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Bronze-green Euphonia live in Amboró National Park?

Same genus: Euphonia

The closest relatives of the Bronze-green Euphonia that you can see in Amboró National Park (genus Euphonia, Typical Euphonias) are Thick-billed Euphonia (about 20%), Purple-throated Euphonia (about 20%) and Golden-rumped Euphonia (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Bronze-green Euphonia sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Bronze-green Euphonia is recorded against all the birds logged in Amboró National Park (47 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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