Thick-billed Euphonia

Euphonia laniirostris

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyFringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies)
GenusEuphonia (Typical Euphonias)
SpeciesEuphonia laniirostris (Thick-billed Euphonia)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Arenal Volcano National Park

1 Verified sightings at Arenal Volcano National Park From 2019 to 2026

13,376 Verified sightings across all 37 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Thick-billed Euphonia

The thick-billed euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. The thick-billed euphonia was originally described in 1837 with its current binomial Euphonia laniirostris (though spelled as "E. lanii rostris"). The genus Euphonia had long been placed in the family Thraupidae, the "true" tanagers. Multiple studies in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries resulted in its being reassigned to its present place in the family Fringillidae.

The thick-billed euphonia has these five subspecies: E. l. crassirostris Sclater, PL, 1857 E. l. melanura Sclater, PL, 1851 E. l. hypoxantha Berlepsch & Taczanowski, 1884 E. l. zopholega (Oberholser, 1918) E. l. laniirostris D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837

Subspecies E. l. melanura was originally described as a full species. Within Euphonia laniirostris the Clements taxonomy and the American Ornithological Society treat E. l. melanura and E. l. crassirostris as the "thick-billed euphonia (black-tailed)" and the other three subspecies as the "thick-billed euphonia... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park

Euphonia hirundinacea

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Euphonia anneae

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Euphonia gouldi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Euphonia luteicapilla

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Euphonia affinis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Euphonia minuta

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Euphonia elegantissima

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Chlorophonia callophrys

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Spinus psaltria

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Ramphocelus passerinii

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Psarocolius montezuma

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Turdus grayi

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~60%
2	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~50%
3	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~40%
4	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
5	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~30%
6	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
7	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
8	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
9	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
10	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
11	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~20%
12	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
13	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
14	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
15	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
16	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
17	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
18	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
19	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
20	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
21	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
22	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~10%
23	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
24	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
25	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
26	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
27	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
28	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
29	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
31	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
32	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
33	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
34	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
35	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
36	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
37	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data

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Thick-billed Euphonia

About the Thick-billed Euphonia

Recent sightings of Thick-billed Euphonia in Arenal Volcano National Park

Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found