Violaceous Euphonia - Euphonia violacea

The Violaceous Euphonia is in the true finch family. It is found in the eastern South America including Brazil, Paraguay and northeastern Argentina. They are also found on Trinidad and Tobago. They are sexually dimorphic with the female being a olive yellow and the male a bright yellow and blue.

They mainly eat small fruit including mistletoe berries. They rarely will eat insects.

Adult

Male 07/23/2013 - Denver Zoo, Denver, CO Male 07/23/2013 - Denver Zoo, Denver, CO	Male 05/24/2012 - Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA Male 05/24/2012 - Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA	Female 05/24/2012 - Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA Female 05/24/2012 - Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA
Male - note the tongue 05/24/2012 - Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA Male - note the tongue 05/24/2012 - Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA	Male 01/17/2013 - Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA Male 01/17/2013 - Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA	Male 01/17/2013 - Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA Male 01/17/2013 - Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA
Male 01/17/2013 - Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA Male 01/17/2013 - Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA	Male 01/17/2013 - Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA Male 01/17/2013 - Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA	Female 12/11/2013 - San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA Female 12/11/2013 - San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA
Male 02/05/2014 - Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA Male 02/05/2014 - Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA

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