Antillean euphonia

Antillean euphonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Suborder: Passeri
Parvorder: Passerida
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Euphoniinae
Genus: Euphonia
Species: E. musica
Binomial name
Euphonia musica
(Gmelin, 1789)

The Antillean euphonia (Euphonia musica) is a bird species in the finch family, Fringillidae (formerly in Thraupidae). It is found in all the main islands of the Lesser Antilles, and the Greater Antilles from Hispaniola eastwards. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

See also

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External audio
Bird Call
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