Blue-naped Chlorophonia

Chlorophonia cyanea (Thunberg, 1822)

Blue-naped Chlorophonia, Chlorophonia cyanea, is a finch in the Fringillidae family that breeds in South America from Venezuela through the Andes to central Peru, with further populations on the tepuis of southern Venezuela, far western Guyana and far northern Brazil, and in south-eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina. It is a chunky bird with a short tail and a stubby bill. The species was first described by Thunberg in 1822. It is placed in the order Passeriformes.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Fringillidae — Finches, Euphonias

Breeding range

South America: ne Venezuela through Andes to c Peru; tepuis of s Venezuela, far w Guyana and far n Brazil; se Brazil, e Paraguay and ne Argentina