Euphonia xanthogaster
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The orange-bellied euphonia (Euphonia xanthogaster) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. The orange-bellied euphonia was originally described in 1834 with the binomial E[uphone] xanthogaster. 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 orange-bellied euphonia has these 11 subspecies: The orange-bellied euphonia and the tawny-capped euphonia (E. anneae) form a superspecies. The "black-throated euphonia" ("Euphonia vittata") was originally described as a species but is now believed to be a hybrid between the orange-bellied euphonia and the chestnut-bellied euphonia (E. pectoralis).
The orange-bellied euphonia is 9 to 11 cm (3.5 to 4.3 in) long and weighs 9 to 16 g (0.32 to 0.56 oz). It has a thick stubby bill. The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males of the nominate subspecies E. x. xanthogaster have... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 12 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 13 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 14 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 15 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Guayaquil | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-bellied Euphonia sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, based on 358 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 25th most-seen of the 336 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and September
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-bellied Euphonia in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, against about 30% in November, the lowest month. Those are among Serra dos Órgãos National Park's driest months, with about 85 mm of rain a month against 310 mm in November.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-bellied 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.
2nd of 15
Of the 15 parks where we can rate Orange-bellied Euphonia sightings, Serra dos Órgãos National Park ranks 2nd at about 50%. The best odds are in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 60%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Euphonia
The closest relatives of the Orange-bellied Euphonia that you can see in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (genus Euphonia, Typical Euphonias) are Violaceous Euphonia (about 60%), Chestnut-bellied Euphonia (about 40%) and Purple-throated Euphonia (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-bellied Euphonia is recorded against all the birds logged in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (358 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.
