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List of true finch species

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The family Fringillidae are the "true" finches. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 238 species in the family, distributed among three subfamilies and 50 genera. Confusingly, only 78 of the species include "finch" in their common names, and several other families include species called finches. This list includes 18 extinct species, the Bonin grosbeak and 17 Hawaiian honeycreepers.[1]

This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name, binomial, population, and status.

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Common name Population Status Trend NotesBinomial name + authorityIOC sequence
Eurasian chaffinch 500,000,000-799,999,999[2] LC[2] Increase[2] Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 17581
African chaffinch Unknown NE ? Fringilla spodiogenys Bonaparte, 18412
Azores chaffinch Unknown NE ? Fringilla moreletti Pucheran, 18593
Madeira chaffinch Unknown NE ? Fringilla maderensis Sharpe, 18884
Canary Islands chaffinch Unknown NE ? Fringilla canariensis Vieillot, 18175
Tenerife blue chaffinch 2000-5000

(estimated 3200)[3]

NT[3] Increase[3] Fringilla teydea Webb, Berthelot & Moquin-Tandon, 18366
Gran Canaria blue chaffinch 430[4] EN[4] Increase[4] Fringilla polatzeki Hartert, EJO, 19057
Brambling 35,000,000-65,000,000[5] LC[5] Decrease[5] Fringilla montifringilla Linnaeus, 17588
Black-and-yellow grosbeak Unknown[6] LC[6] Decrease[6] Mycerobas icterioides (Vigors, 1830)9
Collared grosbeak Unknown [7] LC[7] Decrease[7] Mycerobas affinis (Blyth, 1855)10
Spot-winged grosbeak Unknown[8] LC[8] Decrease[8] Mycerobas melanozanthos (Hodgson, 1836)11
White-winged grosbeak Unknown[9] LC[9] Steady[9] Mycerobas carnipes (Hodgson, 1836)12
Evening grosbeak 3,400,000[10] VU[10] Decrease[10] Hesperiphona vespertina (Cooper, W, 1825)13
Hooded grosbeak 20,000-49,999[11] LC[11] Decrease[11] Hesperiphona abeillei (Lesson, RP, 1839)14
Hawfinch 14,600,000-24,200,000[12] LC[12] Increase[12] Coccothraustes coccothraustes (Linnaeus, 1758)15
Chinese grosbeak Unknown[13] LC[13] Decrease[13] c. 100-10,000 breeding pairs[13]Eophona migratoria Hartert, EJO, 190316
Japanese grosbeak Unknown[14] LC[14] Steady[14] c. 100-100,000 breeding pairs[14]Eophona personata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1847)17
Pine grosbeak Unknown[15] LC[15] Decrease[15] Pinicola enucleator (Linnaeus, 1758)18
Brown bullfinch Unknown[16] LC[16] Steady[16] c. 100-100,000 breeding pairs[16]Pyrrhula nipalensis Hodgson, 183619
Orange bullfinch Unknown[17] LC[17] Steady[17] Pyrrhula aurantiaca Gould, 185820
Red-headed bullfinch Unknown[18] LC[18] Decrease[18] Pyrrhula erythrocephala Vigors, 183221
Grey-headed bullfinch Unknown[19] LC[19] Steady[19] c. 10,000-100,000 breeding pairs[19]Pyrrhula erythaca Blyth, 186222
Taiwan bullfinch Unknown NE ? Pyrrhula owstoni Rothschild & Hartert, EJO, 190723
White-cheeked bullfinch Unknown[20] LC[20] Decrease[20] Pyrrhula leucogenis Ogilvie-Grant, 189524
Eurasian bullfinch 35,000,000-69,999,999[21] LC[21] Decrease[21] Pyrrhula pyrrhula (Linnaeus, 1758)25
Azores bullfinch 500-1,700[22] VU[22] Steady[22] Pyrrhula murina Godman, 186626
Crimson-winged finch 535,000-2,060,000[23] LC[23] ?[23] Rhodopechys sanguineus (Gould, 1838)27
Trumpeter finch Unknown[24] LC[24] ?[24] Bucanetes githagineus (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)28
Mongolian finch Unknown[25] LC[25] Steady[25] Bucanetes mongolicus (Swinhoe, 1870)29
Blanford's rosefinch Unknown[26] LC[26] Decrease[26] Agraphospiza rubescens (Blanford, 1872)30
Spectacled finch Unknown[27] LC[27] Steady[27] Callacanthis burtoni (Gould, 1838)31
Golden-naped finch Unknown[28] LC[28] Steady[28] Pyrrhoplectes epauletta (Hodgson, 1836)32
Dark-breasted rosefinch Unknown[29] LC[29] Steady[29] Procarduelis nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836)33
Plain mountain finch Unknown[30] LC[30] Steady[30] Leucosticte nemoricola (Hodgson, 1836)34
Brandt's mountain finch Unknown[31] LC[31] Steady[31] Leucosticte brandti Bonaparte, 185035
Asian rosy finch Unknown[32] LC[32] Decrease[32] c. 100-10,000 breeding pairs[32]Leucosticte arctoa (Pallas, 1811)36
Grey-crowned rosy finch Unknown[33] LC[33] Steady[33] c. 100-10,000 breeding pairs[33]Leucosticte tephrocotis (Swainson, 1832)37
Black rosy finch 10,000-19,999[34] EN[34] Decrease[34] Leucosticte atrata Ridgway, 187438
Brown-capped rosy finch 45,000[35] EN[35] Decrease[35] Leucosticte australis Ridgway, 187439
Common rosefinch 27,300,000-56,000,000[36] LC[36] Decrease[36] Carpodacus erythrinus (Pallas, 1770)40
Scarlet finch Unknown[37] LC[37] Decrease[37] Carpodacus sipahi (Hodgson, 1836)41
Bonin grosbeak 0[38] EX[38] Unspecified [38] Last seen in 1828[38]Carpodacus ferreorostris (Vigors, 1829)42
Streaked rosefinch Unknown[39] LC[39] Steady[39] Carpodacus rubicilloides Przevalski, 187643
Great rosefinch Unknown[40] LC[40] Steady[40] Carpodacus rubicilla (Güldenstädt, 1775)44
Blyth's rosefinch Unknown NE ? Carpodacus grandis Blyth, 184945
Red-mantled rosefinch Unknown[41] LC[41] Steady[41] Carpodacus rhodochlamys (Brandt, JF, 1843)46
Himalayan beautiful rosefinch Unknown[42] LC[42] Carpodacus pulcherrimus (Moore, F, 1856)47
Chinese beautiful rosefinch Unknown NE Carpodacus davidianus Milne-Edwards, 186548
Pink-rumped rosefinch Unknown[43] LC[43] Carpodacus waltoni (Sharpe, 1905)49
Pink-browed rosefinch Unknown[44] LC[44] Carpodacus rodochroa (Vigors, 1831)50
Dark-rumped rosefinch Unknown[45] LC[45] Carpodacus edwardsii Verreaux, J, 187151
Spot-winged rosefinch Unknown[46] LC[46] Carpodacus rodopeplus (Vigors, 1831)52
Sharpe's rosefinch Unknown[47] LC[47] Carpodacus verreauxii (David, A & Oustalet, 1877)53
Vinaceous rosefinch Unknown[48] LC[48] Carpodacus vinaceus Verreaux, J, 187154
Taiwan rosefinch Unknown[49] LC[49] c. 10,000-100,000 breeding pairs[49]Carpodacus formosanus Ogilvie-Grant, 191155
Sinai rosefinch Unknown[50] LC[50] Carpodacus synoicus (Temminck, 1825)56
Pale rosefinch Unknown[51] LC[51] Carpodacus stoliczkae (Hume, 1874)57
Tibetan rosefinch Unknown[52] LC[52] Carpodacus roborowskii (Przevalski, 1887)58
Sillem's rosefinch Unknown[53] DD[53] Carpodacus sillemi (Roselaar, 1992)59
Siberian long-tailed rosefinch Unknown[54] LC[54] Carpodacus sibiricus (Pallas, 1773)60
Chinese long-tailed rosefinch Unknown[55] LC[55] Carpodacus lepidus (David, A & Oustalet, 1877)61
Pallas's rosefinch Unknown[56] LC[56] Carpodacus roseus (Pallas, 1776)62
Three-banded rosefinch Unknown[57] LC[57] Carpodacus trifasciatus Verreaux, J, 187163
Himalayan white-browed rosefinch Unknown[58] LC[58] Carpodacus thura Bonaparte & Schlegel, 185064
Chinese white-browed rosefinch Unknown[59] LC[59] Carpodacus dubius Przevalski, 187665
Red-fronted rosefinch Unknown[60] LC[60] Carpodacus puniceus (Blyth, 1845)66
Crimson-browed finch Unknown[61] LC[61] Carpodacus subhimachalus (Hodgson, 1836)67
Poo-uli 0[62] EX[62] Last seen in 2004[62]Melamprosops phaeosoma Casey & Jacobi, JD, 197468
Oahu alauahio 1-7[63] CR[63] Paroreomyza maculata (Cabanis, 1851)69
Kakawahie 0[64] EX[64] Last seen in 1963[64]Paroreomyza flammea (Wilson, SB, 1890)70
Maui alauahio 60,000-70,000[65] EN[65] Paroreomyza montana (Wilson, SB, 1890)71
Akikiki 150-610[66] CR[66] Oreomystis bairdi (Stejneger, 1887)72
Laysan finch 1,500-7,000 [67] VU[67] Telespiza cantans Wilson, SB, 189073
Nihoa finch 2,400-3,600[68] CR[68] Telespiza ultima Bryan, 191774
Palila 800-1,200 (estimated 970)[69] CR[69] Loxioides bailleui Oustalet, 187775
Lesser koa finch 0[70] EX[70] Last seen in 1891[70]Rhodacanthis flaviceps Rothschild, 189276
Greater koa finch 0[71] EX[71] Last seen in 1896[71]Rhodacanthis palmeri Rothschild, 189277
Kona grosbeak 0[72] EX[72] Last seen in 1894[72]Chloridops kona Wilson, SB, 188878
Ou 1-49[73] CR[73] Psittirostra psittacea (Gmelin, JF, 1789)79
Lanai hookbill 0[74] EX[74] Last seen in 1920[74]Dysmorodrepanis munroi Perkins, 191980
Iiwi 250,000-500,000[75] VU[75] Drepanis coccinea (Forster, G, 1780)81
Hawaii mamo 0[76] EX[76] Last seen in 1898[76]Drepanis pacifica (Gmelin, JF, 1788)82
Black mamo 0[77] EX[77] Last seen in 1907[77]Drepanis funerea Newton, A, 189483
Ula-ai-hawane 0[78] EX[78] Last seen in 1937[78]Ciridops anna (Dole, 1878)84
Akohekohe 1,100-2,500[79] CR[79] Palmeria dolei (Wilson, SB, 1891)85
Apapane 700,000-1,100,000[80] LC[80] Himatione sanguinea (Gmelin, JF, 1788)86
Laysan honeycreeper 0[81] EX[81] Last seen in 1923[81]Himatione fraithii Rothschild, 189287
Greater amakihi 0[82] EX[82] Last seen in 1901[82]Viridonia sagittirostris Rothschild, 189288
Lesser akialoa 0[83] EX[83] Last seen in 1940[83]Akialoa obscura (Gmelin, JF, 1788)89
Oahu akialoa 0[84] EX[84] Last seen in 1837[84]Akialoa ellisiana (Gray, GR, 1860)90
Kauai akialoa 0[85] EX[85] Last seen in 1969[85]Akialoa stejnegeri (Wilson, SB, 1889)91
Maui-nui akialoa 0[86] EX[86] Last seen in 1892[86]Akialoa lanaiensis (Rothschild, 1893)92
Oahu nukupuu 0[87] EX[87] Last seen in 1899[87]Hemignathus lucidus Lichtenstein, MHC, 183993
Kauai nukupuu 1-49[88] CR[88] Hemignathus hanapepe Wilson, SB, 188994
Maui nukupuu 1-49[89] CR[89] Hemignathus affinis Rothschild, 189395
Akiapolaau 1,300[90] EN[90] Hemignathus wilsoni (Rothschild, 1893)96
Maui parrotbill 105[91] CR[91] Pseudonestor xanthophrys Rothschild, 189397
Anianiau 3,000-5,000[92] EN[92] Magumma parva (Stejneger, 1887)98
Hawaii creeper 9,300[93] EN[93] Manucerthia mana (Wilson, SB, 1891)990
Akekee 310-1,000[94] CR[94] Loxops caeruleirostris (Wilson, SB, 1890)100
Hawaii akepa 10,800[95] EN[95] Loxops coccineus (Gmelin, JF, 1789)101
Oahu akepa 0[96] EX[96] Last seen in 1930[96]Loxops wolstenholmei Rothschild, 1893102
Maui akepa 1-49[97] CR[97] Loxops ochraceus Rothschild, 1893103
Hawaii amakihi 400,000-800,000[98] LC[98] Chlorodrepanis virens (Gmelin, JF, 1788)104
Oahu amakihi 30,000-40,000[99] NT[99] Chlorodrepanis flava (Bloxam, A, 1827)105
Kauai amakihi 2,200-4,400[100] EN[100] Chlorodrepanis stejnegeri (Wilson, SB, 1890)106
Purple finch Unknown[101] LC[101] Haemorhous purpureus (Gmelin, JF, 1789)107
Cassin's finch 3,000,000[102] LC[102] Haemorhous cassinii (Baird, SF, 1854)108
House finch Unknown[103] LC[103] Haemorhous mexicanus (Müller, PLS, 1776)109
European greenfinch 48,000,000-74,000,000[104] LC[104] Chloris chloris (Linnaeus, 1758)110
Oriental greenfinch Unknown[105] LC[105] c. 10,000-100,000 breeding pairs[105]Chloris sinica (Linnaeus, 1766)111
Bonin greenfinch Unknown NE Chloris kittlitzi (Seebohm, 1890)112
Yellow-breasted greenfinch Unknown[106] LC[106] Chloris spinoides (Vigors, 1831)113
Vietnamese greenfinch Unknown[107] LC[107] Chloris monguilloti (Delacour, 1926)114
Black-headed greenfinch Unknown[108] LC[108] Chloris ambigua (Oustalet, 1896)115
Desert finch 6,100-12,400 (estimated 8,700)[109] LC[109] Population is Europe Only[109]Rhodospiza obsoleta (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)116
Socotra golden-winged grosbeak 6,500[110] LC[110] Rhynchostruthus socotranus Sclater, PL & Hartlaub, 1881117
Arabian golden-winged grosbeak 6,000[111] NT[111] Rhynchostruthus percivali Ogilvie-Grant, 1900118
Somali golden-winged grosbeak 2,500-9,999[112] NT[112] Rhynchostruthus louisae Lort Phillips, 1897119
Oriole finch Unknown[113] LC[113] Linurgus olivaceus (Fraser, 1843)120
Principe seedeater Unknown[114] LC[114] Crithagra rufobrunnea (Gray, GR, 1862)121
Sao Tome grosbeak 50-249[115] CR[115] Crithagra concolor (Barboza du Bocage, 1888)122
African citril Unknown[116] LC[116] Crithagra citrinelloides (Rüppell, 1840)123
Western citril Unknown[117] LC[117] Crithagra frontalis (Reichenow, 1904)124
Southern citril Unknown[118] LC[118] Crithagra hyposticta (Reichenow, 1904)125
Black-faced canary Unknown[119] LC[119] Crithagra capistrata Finsch, 1870126
Papyrus canary Unknown[120] LC[120] Crithagra koliensis (Grant, CHB & Mackworth-Praed, 1952)127
Forest canary Unknown[121] LC[121] Crithagra scotops Sundevall, 1850128
White-rumped seedeater Unknown[122] LC[122] Crithagra leucopygia Sundevall, 1850129
Black-throated canary Unknown[123] LC[123] Crithagra atrogularis (Smith, A, 1836)130
Yellow-rumped seedeater Unknown[124] LC[124] Crithagra xanthopygia (Rüppell, 1840)131
Reichenow's seedeater Unknown[125] LC[125] Crithagra reichenowi (Salvadori, 1888)132
Arabian serin Unknown[126] LC[126] Crithagra rothschildi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1902)133
Yellow-throated seedeater 250-999[127] EN[127] Crithagra flavigula (Salvadori, 1888)134
Salvadori's seedeater 2,500-9,999[128] NT[128] Crithagra xantholaema (Salvadori, 1896)135
Lemon-breasted canary Unknown[129] LC[129] Crithagra citrinipectus (Clancey & Lawson, 1960)136
Yellow-fronted canary Unknown[130] LC[130] Crithagra mozambica (Müller, PLS, 1776)137
White-bellied canary Unknown[131] LC[131] Crithagra dorsostriata Reichenow, 1887138
Ankober serin 6,000-15,000[132] VU[132] Crithagra ankoberensis (Ash, 1979)139
Yemen serin Crithagra menachensis (Ogilvie-Grant, 1913)140
Cape siskin Crithagra totta (Sparrman, 1786)141
Drakensberg siskin Crithagra symonsi (Roberts, 1916)142
Northern grosbeak-canary Crithagra donaldsoni (Sharpe, 1895)143
Southern grosbeak-canary Crithagra buchanani (Hartert, EJO, 1919)144
Yellow canary Crithagra flaviventris (Gmelin, JF, 1789)145
Brimstone canary Crithagra sulphurata (Linnaeus, 1766)146
Stripe-breasted seedeater Crithagra striatipectus (Sharpe, 1891)147
Reichard's seedeater Crithagra reichardi (Reichenow, 1882)148
Streaky-headed seedeater Crithagra gularis (Smith, A, 1836)149
West African seedeater Crithagra canicapilla (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1855)150
Black-eared seedeater Crithagra mennelli (Chubb, EC, 1908)151
Brown-rumped seedeater Crithagra tristriata (Rüppell, 1840)152
White-throated canary Crithagra albogularis Smith, A, 1833153
Thick-billed seedeater Crithagra burtoni (Gray, GR, 1862)154
Streaky seedeater Crithagra striolata (Rüppell, 1840)155
Yellow-browed seedeater Crithagra whytii (Shelley, 1897)156
Kipengere seedeater Crithagra melanochroa (Reichenow, 1900)157
Protea canary Crithagra leucoptera Sharpe, 1871158
Twite Linaria flavirostris (Linnaeus, 1758)159
Common linnet Linaria cannabina (Linnaeus, 1758)160
Yemen linnet Linaria yemenensis (Ogilvie-Grant, 1913)161
Warsangli linnet Linaria johannis (Clarke, S, 1919)162
Redpoll Acanthis flammea (Linnaeus, 1758)163
Parrot crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus Borkhausen, 1793164
Scottish crossbill Loxia scotica Hartert, EJO, 1904165
Red crossbill Loxia curvirostra Linnaeus, 1758166
Cassia crossbill Loxia sinesciuris Benkman, 2009167
Two-barred crossbill Loxia leucoptera Gmelin, JF, 1789168
Hispaniolan crossbill Loxia megaplaga Riley, 1916169
Indonesian serin Chrysocorythus estherae (Finsch, 1902)170
Mindanao serin Chrysocorythus mindanensis (Ripley & Rabor, 1961)171
European goldfinch Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758)172
Grey-crowned goldfinch Carduelis caniceps (Vigors, 1831)173
Citril finch Carduelis citrinella (Pallas, 1764)174
Corsican finch Carduelis corsicana (Koenig, AF, 1899)175
Red-fronted serin Serinus pusillus (Pallas, 1811)176
European serin Serinus serinus (Linnaeus, 1766)177
Syrian serin Serinus syriacus Bonaparte, 1850178
Atlantic canary Serinus canaria (Linnaeus, 1758)179
Cape canary Serinus canicollis (Swainson, 1838)180
Yellow-crowned canary Serinus flavivertex (Blanford, 1869)181
Ethiopian siskin Serinus nigriceps Rüppell, 1840182
Black-headed canary Serinus alario (Linnaeus, 1758)183
Tibetan serin Spinus thibetanus (Hume, 1872)184
Lawrence's goldfinch Spinus lawrencei (Cassin, 1850)185
American goldfinch Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758)186
Lesser goldfinch Spinus psaltria (Say, 1822)187
Eurasian siskin Spinus spinus (Linnaeus, 1758)188
Antillean siskin Spinus dominicensis (Bryant, H, 1867)189
Pine siskin Spinus pinus (Wilson, A, 1810)190
Black-capped siskin Spinus atriceps (Salvin, 1863)191
Black-headed siskin Spinus notatus (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1847)192
Black-chinned siskin Spinus barbatus (Molina, 1782)193
Yellow-bellied siskin Spinus xanthogastrus (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1855)194
Olivaceous siskin Spinus olivaceus Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1894195
Hooded siskin Spinus magellanicus (Vieillot, 1805)196
Saffron siskin Spinus siemiradzkii (Berlepsch & Taczanowski, 1884)197
Yellow-faced siskin Spinus yarrellii (Audubon, 1839)198
Red siskin Spinus cucullatus (Swainson, 1820)199
Black siskin Spinus atratus (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)200
Yellow-rumped siskin Spinus uropygialis (Sclater, PL, 1862)201
Thick-billed siskin Spinus crassirostris (Landbeck, 1877)202
Andean siskin Spinus spinescens (Bonaparte, 1850)203
Elegant euphonia Chlorophonia elegantissima (Bonaparte, 1838)204
Hispaniolan euphonia Chlorophonia musica (Gmelin, JF, 1789)205
Puerto Rican euphonia Chlorophonia sclateri (Sclater, PL, 1854)206
Lesser Antillean euphonia Chlorophonia flavifrons (Sparrman, 1789)207
Golden-rumped euphonia Chlorophonia cyanocephala (Vieillot, 1819)208
Blue-naped chlorophonia Chlorophonia cyanea (Thunberg, 1822)209
Chestnut-breasted chlorophonia Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys (Sclater, PL, 1851)210
Yellow-collared chlorophonia Chlorophonia flavirostris Sclater, PL, 1861211
Blue-crowned chlorophonia Chlorophonia occipitalis (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1847)212
Golden-browed chlorophonia Chlorophonia callophrys (Cabanis, 1861)213
Jamaican euphonia Euphonia jamaica (Linnaeus, 1766)214
Orange-crowned euphonia Euphonia saturata (Cabanis, 1861)215
Plumbeous euphonia Euphonia plumbea Du Bus de Gisignies, 1855216
Purple-throated euphonia Euphonia chlorotica (Linnaeus, 1766)217
Finsch's euphonia Euphonia finschi Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1877218
Velvet-fronted euphonia Euphonia concinna Sclater, PL, 1855219
Trinidad euphonia Euphonia trinitatis Strickland, 1851220
West Mexican euphonia Euphonia godmani Brewster, 1889221
Scrub euphonia Euphonia affinis (Lesson, RP, 1842)222
Yellow-crowned euphonia Euphonia luteicapilla (Cabanis, 1861)223
White-lored euphonia Euphonia chrysopasta Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1869224
White-vented euphonia Euphonia minuta Cabanis, 1849225
Green-chinned euphonia Euphonia chalybea (Mikan, 1825)226
Violaceous euphonia Euphonia violacea (Linnaeus, 1758)227
Yellow-throated euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea Bonaparte, 1838228
Thick-billed euphonia Euphonia laniirostris d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837229
Spot-crowned euphonia Euphonia imitans (Hellmayr, 1936)230
Olive-backed euphonia Euphonia gouldi Sclater, PL, 1857231
Fulvous-vented euphonia Euphonia fulvicrissa Sclater, PL, 1857232
Tawny-capped euphonia Euphonia anneae Cassin, 1865233
Orange-bellied euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster Sundevall, 1834234
Bronze-green euphonia Euphonia mesochrysa Salvadori, 1873235
Golden-sided euphonia Euphonia cayennensis (Gmelin, JF, 1789)236
Rufous-bellied euphonia Euphonia rufiventris (Vieillot, 1819)237
Chestnut-bellied euphonia Euphonia pectoralis (Latham, 1801)238
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