Plumbeous euphonia
Euphonia plumbea Du Bus de Gisignies, 1855
The plumbeous euphonia (Euphonia plumbea) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 8.9 g to 9.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Quick facts about the plumbeous euphonia
- Weight
- 8.9 g – 9.1 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
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the plumbeous euphonia live?
Not recorded
What is the plumbeous euphonia?
The plumbeous euphonia (Euphonia plumbea) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela, and as a vagrant to French Guiana.
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Is the plumbeous euphonia endangered?
The plumbeous euphonia is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 plumbeous euphonia classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyFringillidae
- genusEuphonia
- SpeciesEuphonia plumbea Du Bus de Gisignies, 1855
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- يوفون رصاصيArabic
- eufònia plúmbiaCatalan
- libohlásek šedýCzech
- tanagr pêr llwydWelsh
- Blygrå EuphoniaDanish
- GrauorganistGerman
- Grauer OrganistGerman
- plumba eŭfonioEsperanto
- eufonia plomizaSpanish
- Eufonia plúmbeaSpanish
- harmaahuppumarjukkaFinnish
- Organiste plombéFrench
- sivoleđa zebaCroatian
- Eufonia grigiaItalian
- Eufonia piombataItalian
- Eufonia plumbeaItalian
- Organista grigioItalian
- Organista plumbeoItalian
- ハイイロスミレフウキンチョウJapanese
- pilkoji eufonijaLithuanian
- Grijze OrganistDutch
- blyeufoniaNorwegian
- organka szaraPolish
- gaturamo-miúdoPortuguese
- eufónia-plúmbeaPortuguese
- Свинцовая эуфонияRussian
- organista sivýSlovak
- Olovni orguljašSerbian
- blygrå eufoniaSwedish
- Kurşuni ÖfonyaTurkish
- гутурама сіраUkrainian
- 鉛灰歌雀Chinese
- 铅灰歌雀Chinese
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Relatives of the plumbeous euphonia
Other species in the same genus Euphonia.

Violaceous euphonia
Euphonia violacea

Thick-billed euphonia
Euphonia laniirostris

Scrub euphonia
Euphonia affinis

Green-chinned euphonia
Euphonia chalybea

Purple-throated euphonia
Euphonia chlorotica

Golden-rumped euphonia
Euphonia cyanocephala
ComparePlumbeous euphonia vs Violaceous euphoniaPlumbeous euphonia vs Thick-billed euphoniaPlumbeous euphonia vs Scrub euphoniaPlumbeous euphonia vs Green-chinned euphonia
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the plumbeous euphonia?
An adult plumbeous euphonia weighs 8.9 g – 9.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the plumbeous euphonia endangered?
The plumbeous 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 plumbeous euphonia?
The plumbeous euphonia (Euphonia plumbea) 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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Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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