Thick-billed Euphonia
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Thick-billed Euphonia

Euphonia laniirostris

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Darién National Park
1,158 Verified sightings at Darién National Park From 2019 to 2026
13,376 Verified sightings across all 37 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ 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 Darién National Park

Yellow-crowned Euphonia
LC

Yellow-crowned Euphonia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euphonia luteicapilla

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Fulvous-vented Euphonia
LC

Fulvous-vented Euphonia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euphonia fulvicrissa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Orange-bellied Euphonia
LC

Orange-bellied Euphonia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euphonia xanthogaster

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
White-vented Euphonia
LC

White-vented Euphonia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euphonia minuta

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Tawny-capped Euphonia
LC

Tawny-capped Euphonia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euphonia anneae

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Lesser Goldfinch
LC

Lesser Goldfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spinus psaltria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Yellow-collared Chlorophonia
LC

Yellow-collared Chlorophonia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorophonia flavirostris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Bananaquit
LC

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Tropical Kingbird
LC

Tropical Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Cocoa Woodcreeper
LC

Cocoa Woodcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Xiphorhynchus susurrans

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Streaked Flycatcher
LC

Streaked Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiodynastes maculatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Thick-billed Euphonia in Darién National Park?

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Thick-billed Euphonia sighting in Darién National Park, based on 1,158 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Thick-billed Euphonia in Darién National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Thick-billed Euphonia in Darién National Park in our monthly data.

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