Euphonia minuta
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In 3 days ~10%
The white-vented euphonia (Euphonia minuta) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found from Mexico through much of Central America and in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
The white-vented euphonia was originally described in 1849 with its current binomial Euphonia minuta. The species had earlier been known as Euphonia olivacea but by the principle of priority that binomial was suppressed. The genus Euphonia had long placed in the family Thraupidae, the "true" tanagers. Multiple studies in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries resulted in its being reassigned to its present place in the family Fringillidae.
The white-vented euphonia is about 9 cm (3.5 in) long and weighs about 8 to 11.5 g (0.28 to 0.41 oz). It is a very small euphonia with a short thick bill. The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a small bright yellow forehead; the patch does not reach the eye. The... Wikipedia →
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-vented Euphonia sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 241st most-seen of the 329 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-vented Euphonia in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in November to August, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-vented 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.
15th of 26
Of the 26 parks where we can rate White-vented Euphonia sightings, Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge ranks 15th at under 5%. The best odds are in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, about 20%), Chagres National Park (Panama, about 20%) and Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 10%).
Same genus: Euphonia
The closest relatives of the White-vented Euphonia that you can see in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (genus Euphonia, Typical Euphonias) are Olive-backed Euphonia (about 50%) and Yellow-crowned Euphonia (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-vented Euphonia is recorded against all the birds logged in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (30 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.
