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Jamaican euphonia

Euphonia jamaica (Linnaeus, 1766)

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The jamaican euphonia (Euphonia jamaica) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 16.6 g to 17 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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

Quick facts about the jamaican euphonia

Weight
16.6 g – 17 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
3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the jamaican euphonia live?

Not recorded

What is the jamaican euphonia?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Jamaican euphonia (Euphonia Jamaica) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae. Jamaican euphonias are small and have a varying appearance depending on their sex and age. They are the only species of Euphonia that reside in Jamaica and have received the nickname of "Short-Mouth Bluequit" from Jamaican locals. These birds do not migrate anywhere and can be found throughout the island in wooded areas, shrublands, gardens, orchards, and hilly lowlands.

From the Wikipedia article “Jamaican euphonia” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jamaican_euphonia&oldid=1345481454), 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 jamaican euphonia endangered?

The jamaican 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 jamaican euphonia classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyFringillidae
  6. genusEuphonia
  7. SpeciesEuphonia jamaica (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synonyms Fringilla jamaica

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • يوفون جامايكيArabic
  • eufònia de JamaicaCatalan
  • libohlásek modrošedýCzech
  • tanagr pêr JamaicaWelsh
  • JamaicaeuphoniaDanish
  • GimpelorganistGerman
  • jamajka eŭfonioEsperanto
  • Eufonia jamaicanaSpanish
  • jamaikanmarjukkaFinnish
  • Organiste de JamaïqueFrench
  • Organiste de la JamaïqueFrench
  • jamajčka zebaCroatian
  • Eufonia giamaicanaItalian
  • Eufonia della GiamaicaItalian
  • Organista giamaicanaItalian
  • ジャマイカスミレフウキンチョウJapanese
  • Chocho QuitJamaican Creole English
  • jamaikinė eufonijaLithuanian
  • Jamaicaanse OrganistDutch
  • jamaicaeufoniaNorwegian
  • organka jamajskaPolish
  • eufónia-jamaicanaPortuguese
  • gaturamo-jamaicanoPortuguese
  • Ямайская эуфонияRussian
  • organista jamajskýSlovak
  • Jamajkanski orguljašSerbian
  • Jamaika ÖfonyasıTurkish
  • гутурама ямайськаUkrainian
  • 牙买加歌雀Chinese
  • 牙買加歌雀Chinese

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Relatives of the jamaican 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 jamaican euphonia?

An adult jamaican euphonia weighs 16.6 g – 17 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the jamaican euphonia endangered?

The jamaican 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 jamaican euphonia?

The jamaican euphonia (Euphonia jamaica) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Jamaican euphonia (Euphonia jamaica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/jamaican-euphonia

MLA

“Jamaican euphonia (Euphonia jamaica).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/jamaican-euphonia.

BibTeX
@misc{jamaican_euphonia_2026,
  title = {Jamaican euphonia (Euphonia jamaica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/jamaican-euphonia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}