Birds of Venezuela

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Genus: Chlorophonia (3 species, 10 worldwide)


Blue-naped Chlorophonia
Blue-naped Chlorophonia (Chlorophonia cyanea psittacina)
ProAves El Dorado Reserve, Santa Marta Sierra Nevada, Magdalena, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Golden-rumped Euphonia
Golden-rumped Euphonia (Chlorophonia cyanocephala insignis) Male
Ecuador   		   
Photograph by Nigel Eggers   © All Rights Reserved.

Golden-rumped Euphonia
Golden-rumped Euphonia (Chlorophonia cyanocephala) Female
Jerusalem Dry Reserve, Quito, Ecuador   		   
Photograph by Nigel Eggers   © All Rights Reserved.
Local and uncommon.

Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia
Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia (Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys) Male
Cali, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia
Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia (Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys) Immature Male
San Sebastian Reserve, Envigado, Antioquia, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
A sought-after species for the male's colors. Found in the Andean forest canopy at mid altitudes but up to 3200m in Colombia.

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