Tanagers (Thraupidae)
Purple-throated Euphonia (Euphonia chlorotica) - HBW 16, p. 285
French: Organiste chlorotique
German: Purpurkehlorganist
Spanish: Eufonia Golipúrpura
Taxonomy: Tanagra chlorotica Linnaeus, 1766, Cayenne, French Guiana.
Recent molecular-genetic analysis indicates that genus belongs in family Fringillidae. May form a monophyletic species group with E. affinis, E. luteicapilla and E. trinitatis; has in the past been regarded as conspecific with last-mentioned, but differs in habitat and in female plumage. Geographical distribution of some races poorly defined, and ranges listed below somewhat tentative; further study required. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cynophora (Oberholser, 1918) - W & S Venezuela (S Táchira, and E to Amazonas and Bolívar E to R Caura and R Cuyuní) S to E Colombia (Meta), probably also N Brazil (N Roraima).
- chlorotica (Linnaeus, 1766) - the Guianas and NC & E Brazil (E & S Amapá, and S of R Amazon from R Tapajós E through N Mato Grosso, Goiás and Minas Gerais to Bahía and Espírito Santo).
- amazonica Parkes, 1969 - both banks of R Amazon E from SE Colombia and extreme NE Peru to NC Brazil (R Tapajós, at Santarem).
- cynophora (Oberholser, 1918) - W & S Venezuela (S Táchira, and E to Amazonas and Bolívar E to R Caura and R Cuyuní) S to E Colombia (Meta), probably also N Brazil (N Roraima).
- chlorotica (Linnaeus, 1766) - the Guianas and NC & E Brazil (E & S Amapá, and S of R Amazon from R Tapajós E through N Mato Grosso, Goiás and Minas Gerais to Bahía and Espírito Santo).
- amazonica Parkes, 1969 - both banks of R Amazon E from SE Colombia and extreme NE Peru to NC Brazil (R Tapajós, at Santarem).
- taczanowskii P. L. Sclater, 1886 - lowlands in N Peru (vicinity of R Marañón, both E & W of river) and extreme SE Peru and N Bolivia.
- serrirostris d’Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837 - SE Bolivia and S Brazil (from S Mato Grosso, S Goiás and Rio de Janeiro) S to Paraguay, N Uruguay, and N & C Argentina (S to Buenos Aires).
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A female at a feeder, eating banana Locality Guapi Açu Ecological Reserve (REGUA), Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (ssp serrirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 13 July 2007 5 years ago 22 sec 4.7 -
A male at a feeder, eating banana Locality Guapi Açu Ecological Reserve (REGUA), Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (ssp serrirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 13 July 2007 5 years ago 37 sec 4.7 -
An adult male calling in a tree, changing perch close to another male in moulting plumage and both flying away. Locality Fazenda Praia Alta, Tocantins State, Brazil
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2011 1 year ago 22 sec 4.3 -
Two females and a male at a feeder, eating banana Locality Guapi Açu Ecological Reserve (REGUA), Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (ssp serrirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 13 July 2007 5 years ago 23 sec 4.3 -
A female and a male at a feeder, eating banana Locality Guapi Açu Ecological Reserve (REGUA), Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (ssp serrirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 13 July 2007 5 years ago 26 sec 4.2 -
A nest with two chicks begging for food. Locality Tesouro, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp chlorotica)
Tatiana Colombo 23 November 2007 5 years ago 56 sec 3.6
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An adult male eating a mandacaru (cactus) fruit.
Locality Fazenda Retiro, Feira de Santana, Bahia State, Brazil
Anselmo d Affonseca 34 weeks ago 4.3 -
Male chanting beautifully to impress female
Locality Pipa, Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil (ssp chlorotica)
Mattias Hofstede 15 November 2010 29 weeks ago 4.2 -
adult male
Locality Esteros del Iberá, Corrientes Province, Argentina
Marco Valentini 16 August 2012 36 weeks ago 4 -
A male perched on a branch. Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp chlorotica)
Carmelo López 1 November 2011 1 year ago 3.5 -
A male taking material to his nest.
Locality Culuene River, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp chlorotica)
Tatiana Colombo 11 August 2007 4 years ago 3.4 -
Foraging in a bottlebrush tree
Locality Avaré, São Paulo State, Brazil
Patrick Ellsworth 27 July 2008 1 year ago 3.3
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Calls by a male. Locality Fazenda Praia Alta, Tocantins State, Brazil
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2011 1 year ago 4 -
A male singing in a low tree in an open area close to the forest edge. Locality Garabí, Corrientes Province, Argentina
Kini Roesler 7 May 2009 3 years ago 4 -
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Bird singing in a farm near the city. Locality Santo Antonio do Pinhal, São Paulo State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 24 August 2006 40 weeks ago 0
