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CHESTNUT-BELLIED EUPHONIA Euphonia pectoralis ATLANTIC FOREST
An Atlantic Forest Euphonia, this species is a frequent inhabitant of mixed species flocks. As with other Euphonias males are boldly-coloured, females are duller and more uniform - though the chestnut vent of the olive female gives a clue to her identity. Despite the attractive plumage of this species, the jarring JA-JA-JA call of this species is anything but attractive on the ear!!!
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE1151PH) Adult male ventral, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel February 2008).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE1152PH) Adult female ventral, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Sylvia Qu July 2008).
VIDEO A - (FPAVE1153RE) Adult male, Salto del Monday, Departamento Alto Paraná (Paul Smith September 2010).
VIDEO B - (FPAVE1154RE) Adult female, Salto del Monday, Departamento Alto Paraná (Paul Smith September 2010).
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Euphonia pectoralis
1 (FPAVE1155RE) Call  recorded Limoy Itaipú, Departamento Alto Paraná (Myriam Velázquez September 2000).
Click the link to hear the call. Longer versions of this call can be downloaded from the Paraguay page of our partner website Xeno-Canto - the largest collection of freely downloadable Neotropical bird calls available online.