Orange-bellied euphonia

Euphonia xanthogaster

The Orange-bellied euphonia (Euphonia xanthogaster) is a bird found in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru. Forests and edges in the Amazon and Andes. It eats fruit and leaves and other plant parts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Euphonia xanthogaster
Region	South America
Found in	Ecuador, Colombia and Peru

🏡 Where the Orange-bellied euphonia lives

Forests and edges in the Amazon and Andes.

🍽️ What it eats

🍎 Fruit90%
🌿 Leaves & plants10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 A small tropical finch that eats mistletoe berries.

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Recorded by Julio Delgado (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1094031. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Orange-bellied euphonia

Where does the Orange-bellied euphonia live?

The Orange-bellied euphonia lives in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru. Forests and edges in the Amazon and Andes.

What does the Orange-bellied euphonia eat?

fruit (about 90%), leaves and other plant parts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Orange-bellied euphonia endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.