Order: Passeriformes | Family: Fringillidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Mato Grosso, Brazil
Age: Adult | Sex: Female | Loc. Madre de Dios, Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Orellana, Ecuador
Age: Adult | Sex: Female | Loc. Amazonas, Brazil
Status: The Rufous-bellied Euphonia is uncommon and widespread in Amazonia where it is known to range up to 1000 m along the foothill of the Andes. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, and Bo.
Name in Spanish: Eufonia de Vientre Rufo.
Sub-species: Rufous-bellied Euphonia (Euphonia rufiventris rufiventris), Vieillot, 1819.
Meaning of Name: Euphonia: Gr. eu= good and phōnē= voice. euphōneō to have a good voice. Euphōnia= goodness of voice, excellence of tone, euphony. rufiventris: L. rufus= ruddy, rufous and venter, ventris= belly.
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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2016.