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Elegant euphonia

Euphonia elegantissima (Bonaparte, 1838)

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The elegant euphonia (Euphonia elegantissima) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 15 g to 15 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Elegant euphonia (Euphonia elegantissima)
Photo: dominic sherony · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the elegant euphonia

Weight
15 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the elegant euphonia live?

Not recorded

What is the elegant euphonia?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The elegant euphonia or blue-hooded euphonia (Chlorophonia elegantissima) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in Mexico and every Central American country.

From the Wikipedia article “Elegant euphonia” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elegant_euphonia&oldid=1372333382), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the elegant euphonia endangered?

The elegant euphonia is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the elegant euphonia classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyFringillidae
  6. genusEuphonia
  7. SpeciesEuphonia elegantissima (Bonaparte, 1838)

Synonyms Chlorophonia elegantissima, Euphonia coelestis, Pipra elegantissima, Pipra galericulata

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Blue-hooded euphoniaEnglish
  • Blue-rumped euphoniaEnglish
  • Blue-rumped euphoniaEnglish
  • BlaukappenorganistGerman
  • Eufonia capucha azulSpanish
  • fagereufoniaNorwegian Bokmål

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the elegant euphonia

Other species in the same genus Euphonia.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the elegant euphonia?

An adult elegant euphonia weighs 15 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the elegant euphonia endangered?

The elegant euphonia is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the elegant euphonia?

The elegant euphonia (Euphonia elegantissima) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Elegant euphonia (Euphonia elegantissima). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/elegant-euphonia

MLA

“Elegant euphonia (Euphonia elegantissima).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/elegant-euphonia.

BibTeX
@misc{elegant_euphonia_2026,
  title = {Elegant euphonia (Euphonia elegantissima)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/elegant-euphonia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}