Violaceous euphonia

Violaceous euphonia
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Euphoniinae
Genus: Euphonia
Species:
E. violacea
Binomial name
Euphonia violacea
Synonyms
  • Fringilla violacea Linnaeus, 1758
  • Tanagra violacea Linnaeus, 1766

The violaceous euphonia (Euphonia violacea) is a small passerine bird in the true finch family Fringillidae. It is widely distributed in eastern South America.