Elegant Euphonia
Chlorophonia elegantissima(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1838)
English (US) Elegant Euphonia
The Elegant Euphonia (Chlorophonia elegantissima) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Chlorophonia elegantissima
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Elegant Euphonia
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1838)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Chlorophonia elegantissima rileyi
- Chlorophonia elegantissima elegantissima
- Chlorophonia elegantissima vincens
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pipra elegantissima
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1838)
- Type locality
- Mexico.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.5, no.59 p.112
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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