Thick-billed euphonia

Euphonia laniirostris

The Thick-billed euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris) is a bird found in Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Peru and Venezuela. Forests, gardens and fields from Costa Rica to Brazil. It eats fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Euphonia laniirostris
Region	South America
Found in	Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Peru and Venezuela

🏡 Where the Thick-billed euphonia lives

Forests, gardens and fields from Costa Rica to Brazil.

🍽️ 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.

💡 A tiny songbird with a bright yellow belly and blue-black back.

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Recorded by Yair Guillermo Molina Martínez. (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC980348. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Thick-billed euphonia

Where does the Thick-billed euphonia live?

The Thick-billed euphonia lives in Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Peru and Venezuela. Forests, gardens and fields from Costa Rica to Brazil.

What does the Thick-billed euphonia eat?

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

Is the Thick-billed 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.