Puerto Rican Euphonia
Chlorophonia sclateri
The Puerto Rican euphonia is about 10 to 12 cm (3.9 to 4.7 in) long and weighs about 12 to 16 g (0.42 to 0.56 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males have an orange-yellow forehead that is separated from the forecrown by a narrow dark blue strip. Their crown and nape are sky blue that extends forward from the latter under the ear coverts. The rest of their head is dark violet blue. Their back is black with a blue gloss; it appears blue in direct light. Their rump and uppertail coverts are bright yellow. Their tail and wing coverts are black with bluish reflections. Voice: Both male and female Puerto Rican euphonias sing, with females typically having the more complex song. The song is a rambling, jumbled series of rapid squeaks, whistles, and tink notes. Another description of the song is "a trilling, tinkling tuc-tuc-tuc..., punctuated with sharp whistles, often in long rambling discourse for up to 20 minutes with little or no pause".
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Yellow-collared Chlorophonia
Chlorophonia flavirostris
The yellow-collared chlorophonia is a chunky, short-tailed, stubby-billed bird. It is about 10 cm (3.9 in) long and weighs about 11 to 12 g (0.39 to 0.42 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males have a shiny emerald-green head with a conspicuous yellow eye-ring. Their throat and upper breast are the same green. Together they are bordered by a wide yellow collar with a thin chestnut line between the two colors on the side of the breast. Their mantle, back, upperwing coverts, and tail are shiny emerald-green and their rump and uppertail coverts bright yellow. Voice: The yellow-collared euphonia in flight often makes a "nasal and plaintive call...a drawn-out peeeeeeee, sometimes interspersed with short, clear, winh calls". It also makes "soft pek notes" while foraging.
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Words used here
- coverts:
- the small feathers covering the base of the wing feathers
- rump:
- the lower back, just above the tail
- mantle:
- the upper back, between the wings
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