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Violaceous Euphonia

Euphonia violacea

Classification

Class
Aves

The violaceous euphonia (Euphonia violacea) is a small passerine bird in the true finch family Fringillidae. It is widely distributed in eastern South America. Taxonomy The violaceous euphonia was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae based on a specimen in the collection of Adolf Frederick of Sweden.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 47,755