Thick-billed Euphonia

Euphonia laniirostris d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837

Fringillidae — Finches, Euphonias

Thick-billed Euphonia, Euphonia laniirostris, is a finch of Middle America and South America, breeding from south-west Costa Rica to western Amazonia. It was described in 1837 and belongs to the family Fringillidae. Its range also includes Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil and Venezuela. The bird is a small euphonia with a notably stout bill. It is a year-round resident and occurs in a broad spread of partly open habitats, from forest edges and clearings to riverine forest, secondary growth, cultivated land and gardens, with records from lowlands up to 2,400 m.

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae — Finches, Euphonias
Breeding range: Middle America, South America: sw Costa Rica to w Amazonia