Purple-throated euphonia

Euphonia chlorotica

The Purple-throated euphonia (Euphonia chlorotica) is a bird found in Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Paraguay and Bolivia. Forests and gardens across South America. It eats fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Euphonia chlorotica
Region	South America
Found in	Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Paraguay and Bolivia

🏡 Where the Purple-throated euphonia lives

Forests and gardens across South America.

🍽️ What it eats

🍎 Fruit100%

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.

💡 Males are glossy dark blue with a yellow belly.

Hear the Purple-throated euphonia

Recorded by Marcos E. Sosa (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1104517. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Purple-throated euphonia

Where does the Purple-throated euphonia live?

The Purple-throated euphonia lives in Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Paraguay and Bolivia. Forests and gardens across South America.

What does the Purple-throated euphonia eat?

fruit (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Purple-throated 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.