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Olive-backed euphonia

Euphonia gouldi P. L. Sclater, 1857

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The olive-backed euphonia (Euphonia gouldi) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 14 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Olive-backed euphonia (Euphonia gouldi)
Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the olive-backed euphonia

Weight
14 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
2.8 – 2.9src 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

Photos of the olive-backed euphonia

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Olive-backed euphonia (Euphonia gouldi)
Martin Gutewort · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the olive-backed euphonia live?

Not recorded

What is the olive-backed euphonia?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The olive-backed euphonia (Euphonia gouldi) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found from Mexico to Panama.

From the Wikipedia article “Olive-backed euphonia” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Olive-backed_euphonia&oldid=1348919989), 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 olive-backed euphonia endangered?

The olive-backed 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 olive-backed euphonia classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyFringillidae
  6. genusEuphonia
  7. SpeciesEuphonia gouldi P. L. Sclater, 1857
Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • يوفون زيتوني الظهرArabic
  • eufònia de dors olivaciCatalan
  • libohlásek GouldůvCzech
  • tanagr pêr cefnwyrddWelsh
  • Brunrygget SkoveuphoniaDanish
  • OlivrückenorganistGerman
  • olivdorsa eŭfonioEsperanto
  • Eufonia oliváceaSpanish
  • vihermarjukkaFinnish
  • Organiste oliveFrench
  • maslinastoleđa zebaCroatian
  • Eufonia di GouldItalian
  • Eufonia dorso olivaItalian
  • Eufonia dorsolivaItalian
  • Organista di GouldItalian
  • Organista dorso olivaItalian
  • キビタイフウキンチョウJapanese
  • žalianugarė eufonijaLithuanian
  • OlijfrugorganistDutch
  • grønneufoniaNorwegian
  • organka zielonkawaPolish
  • eufónia-oliváceaPortuguese
  • gaturamo-oliváceoPortuguese
  • Оливковоспинная эуфонияRussian
  • organista olivovýSlovak
  • Guldov orguljašSerbian
  • brunbukig eufoniaSwedish
  • Zeytuni ÖfonyaTurkish
  • гутурама оливковаUkrainian
  • 绿背歌雀Chinese
  • 橄綠背歌雀Chinese

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Relatives of the olive-backed euphonia

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the olive-backed euphonia?

An adult olive-backed euphonia weighs 14 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the olive-backed euphonia endangered?

The olive-backed 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 olive-backed euphonia?

The olive-backed euphonia (Euphonia gouldi) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Olive-backed euphonia (Euphonia gouldi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/olive-backed-euphonia

MLA

“Olive-backed euphonia (Euphonia gouldi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/olive-backed-euphonia.

BibTeX
@misc{olive_backed_euphonia_2026,
  title = {Olive-backed euphonia (Euphonia gouldi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/olive-backed-euphonia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}