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Scrub Euphonia
Euphonia affinis (Lesson, RP, 1842)
Fringillidae — Finches, Euphonias
Scrub Euphonia, Euphonia affinis, is a passerine of the finch family found in Middle America from eastern Mexico to Costa Rica. It was described by Lesson in 1842. This bird is a small euphonia with a short, stout bill. It is sexually dimorphic, with males and females differing in plumage. The species lives in open tropical habitats, including deciduous and gallery forest, secondary growth, forest edges, scrub, farmland, pastures with trees, gardens and clearings. It is mostly a bird of lower elevations, though it can occur higher in some parts of its range.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Fringillidae — Finches, Euphonias
- Breeding range
- Middle America: e Mexico to Costa Rica
