Thick Billed Euphonia

Copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • Panama, El Valle, May 2010

Bird name: Thick Billed Euphonia
Latin: Euphonia laniirostris
Other:
Family: Fringillidae • Finches, Euphonias
Range: Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Bolivia, Amazonia
Similar: Yellow-throated Euphonia

The Thick-billed Euphonia is the feeder bird at the Canopy Lodge in El Valle, Panama. Literally dozens fly in, of all ages.

The male Thick-billed Euphonia is all yellow underneath and dark blue-black above, with yellow forecrown.

The female, directly below, is dull yellow green. A juvenile male, lowest photo, shows half way stage between female/juvenile plumage and adult male. White marks in the wings of adults can only be seen in flight (photo below).

A pair pictured below were collecting moss and spiderwebs to build a nest.