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PRB-0319Passeriformes

Puerto Rican Euphonia

Eufonia de Puerto Rico

Chlorophonia sclateri

Puerto Rico endemicIUCN LC · Least Concern

The Puerto Rican euphonia (Chlorophonia sclateri) is a bird species in the finch family, Fringillidae that is endemic to the island of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean. It was formerly considered as a subspecies of the Hispaniolan euphonia.

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FamilyFringillidaeFinches, Euphonias, and Allies

Puerto Rico occurrencePuerto Rico endemicAvibase inferred core 380

Primary habitatForest and woodland; forest edge; fruiting trees; shade coffeeForest and woodland; forest edge; fruiting trees; shade coffee

Primary dietFruit

Average mass14.219999999999999 gGlobal trait estimate

MovementAltitudinal migrant; Sedentary / resident

Island profile

Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the Puerto Rican Euphonia

This atlas includes Puerto Rican Euphonia (Chlorophonia sclateri) with atlas status “Puerto Rico endemic” within scope “Avibase inferred core 380.” Puerto Rico context sources associate it with Forest and woodland; forest edge; fruiting trees; shade coffee.

Conservation

Least Concern

IUCN LC

Global IUCN: LC
Puerto Rico DNER: No current listing in source crosswalk
Federal ESA: No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat: Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat: Forest and woodland; forest edge; fruiting trees; shade coffee
Elevation: 0–2000 m
Nest: Dome / oven · Tree
Clutch: 2.2–4 eggs
Social behavior: Social / flocking; Singly and pairs

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This bird belongs to 9 paths through the atlas.

The complete catalogAll Birds of Puerto Rico402 birds →Puerto Rican originalsLiving Endemic Birds19 birds →Found nowhere elsePuerto Rico's Endemic Birds27 birds →Birds by habitatForest Birds159 birds →Birds by habitatShrubland & Scrub Birds47 birds →ConservationLeast Concern Birds328 birds →Occurrence in Puerto RicoBreeding Birds55 birds →Occurrence in Puerto RicoResident Birds47 birds →Bird familyFinches, Euphonias, and Allies (Fringillidae)4 birds →

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Identification, sound, place, and explanatory guides connecting this species to larger questions.

01Essential guideEndemic birdsOpen guide ↗02Taxonomy, explained17, 18, or 19?Open guide ↗03Living agroforestryBirds of shade coffeeOpen guide ↗

Evidence trail

Sources, media & further reading

eBird species profile↗Macaulay Library media↗iNaturalist observations↗Xeno-canto recordings↗Wikipedia in English↗Wikipedia en Español↗Media source · commons.wikimedia.org↗Source record 1↗Source record 2↗Source record 3↗Source record 4↗Source record 5↗Source record 6↗

Research note: Recognized as a full species after split from Antillean Euphonia in the 2023 Clements/eBird update